# Accident 20121010022939A: Aerostar International Inc RX 8, Albuquerque, NM, October 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2012, 10:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1002° N, 106.6565° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1002&lon=-106.6565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90550, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX 8
- Reported engine: N/A N/A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 123 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121010022939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N90550 DEPARTED BALLOON FIESTA FIELD DURING THE 2012 ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA.  AFTER TAKEOFF THE WINDS BEGAN TO INCREASE.  PILOT ELECTED TO LAND 5 SOUTH OF BALLOON FIESTA FIELD.  ON LANDING, DUE TO HIGH WINDS, MADE A HARD LANDING AND HIT A FENCE.  PIC RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND TWO PASSENGERS WITH MINOR INJURIES.  BALLOON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  TWO UPRIGHTS SEVERED AND TWO BENT AT 90 DEGREE ANGLES.  BASKET AND ENVELOPE ALSO SUSTAINED DAMANGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA032), Oct 10, 2012: Aerostar International RX8 (N90550), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain the desired touchdown point because of wind conditions and surrounding obstructions, which resulted in the balloon impacting a fence during the approach to landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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