# Accident 20151008019659A: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB100Z, Albuquerque, NM, October 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2015, 08:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1895° N, 106.6892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1895&lon=-106.6892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106KB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106KB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB100Z (registry code 1370511, https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb100z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALONY KUBICEK SPOL SRO BB100Z
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 67 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151008019659A

## Narrative

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

AT 8:30 AM MDT, 10/8/15, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. KUBICEK A-350 (N106KB) WAS ON LANDING APPROACH TO A FIELD WHEN THE PILOT HAD TO TAKE THE A/C HIGHER DUE TO POWER LINES. THIS CAUSED THE BALLOON TO COME IN ON A STEEPER ANGLE AND MAKE A HARD LANDING. 14 PEOPLE ON BOARD, 1 INJURY.  A FEMALE PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG FROM IMPACT WITH HUSBAND'S KNEE DURING LANDING. AT THE TIME THE WOMAN THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BRUISED. FIRST AID WAS RENDERED AT THE SCENE.  SHE LATER WENT TO A DOCTOR WHO X-RAYED LEG, DISCOVERING THE BREAK.

## 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 GAA16CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA014), Oct 8, 2015: Kubicek BB (N106KB), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: A hard landing which resulted in serious injury to a passenger.

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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