# Incident 20130720014039I: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, Goshen, IN, July 20, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5739° N, 85.8303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goshen, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5739&lon=-85.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31544, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 (registry code 1050111, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 850 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130720014039I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS PASSENGERS SAW HOW GENTLE THE OTHER BALLOONS WERE LANDING AND MUST NOT HAVE BEEN HOLDING ON A TIGHT AS HE TOLD THEM TO.  DURING LANDING THE BASKET CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY AND ROLLED OVER.  THE PASSENGERS FELL OUT OF THE BASKET.  BOTH PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES HOWEVER, ONE PASSENGER WAS TREATED AND RELEASED BY EMT PERSONNEL WHO WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. AFTER THE TWO PASSENGERS FELL OUT, THE BALLOON BECAME MUCH LIGHTER AND STARTED TO ASCEND RAPIDLY.  THE PILOT SAW POWERLINES IN FRONT OF HIM SO HE ADDED POWER TO MAKE SURE HE CLEARED THE LINES.  HE LANDED SAFELY IN A FIELD ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.

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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