# Incident 20130627010359I: Cameron Balloons US A-105, Apopka, FL, June 27, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2013, 08:35 local time
- Place: Apopka, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6806° N, 81.5095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apopka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6806&lon=-81.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40728, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-105 (registry code 1880211, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US A-105
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130627010359I

## Narrative

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

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

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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