# Accident 20150802014399A: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8 105S2, Albuquerque, NM, August 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2015, 08:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2011° N, 106.6772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2011&lon=-106.6772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8 105S2 (registry code 2301218, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-ax8-105s2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDER & COLT AIRBORNE AMER AX8 105S2
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150802014399A

## Narrative

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

ON OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT, PILOTS FOOT WAS BETWEEN BASKET AND PROPANE TANK ON LANDING, AND JOLT FROM GROUND CONTACT BROKE PILOTS ANKLE. LANDING WAS NOT A HARD LANDING, BUT MORE NORMAL THAN NOT.

## 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 CEN15CA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA340), Aug 2, 2015: Thunder & Colt AX8 105S2 (N787TC), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not properly brace herself during the landing, which resulted in a broken ankle and leg.

## Other reports on N787TC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971207045359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971207045359I), Dec 7, 1997: Thundr AX8105S2 (N787TC), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot was certificated for operation of this hot air balloon. Biennia/applicable for this period was given satisfactorily [privacy data omitted]. Latest…

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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