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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cameron Balloons US A-105 · Apopka, FL · June 27, 2013

Date
June 27, 2013 · 08:35 local
Place
Apopka, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40728
Reported as
Cameron Balloons US A-105
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On a sightseeing flight the pilot selected a landing area and started the approach. On final the pilot saw a set of wires that were approximately 20 feet above ground. The pilot attempted to go around. The basket contacted the wires and fell to the ground. Minor injuries to one passenger and minor damage to aircraft

As the FAA filed it

ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT THE PILOT SELECTED A LANDING AREA AND STARTED THE APPROACH. ON FINAL THE PILOT SAW A SET OF WIRES THAT WERE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND. THE BASKET CONTACTED THE WIRES AND FELL TO THE GROUND. MINOR INJURIES TO ONE PASSENGER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT