# Incident 20170218001709I: Cameron Balloons Z-90, Plano, TX, February 18, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2017, 17:48 local time
- Place: Plano, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0198° N, 96.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-96.6989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4505B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4505B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (registry code 1880300, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-z-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS Z-90
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 909 total, 275 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170218001709I

## Narrative

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

THE HOT AIR BALLOON ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. DURING FINAL DESCENT, A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT OCCURRED. THE PILOT RESPONDED BY INCREASING HIS RATE OF DESCENT TO LAND AND AVOID FURTHER DRIFTING. WHEN THE BALLOON BASKET TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED AND RETURNED TO THE AIR. THE WIND CONTINUED TO BLOW THE BASKET AND ENVELOPE TO THE NORTH, COMING TO A FINAL STOP ONTO AN IRON FENCE/RETENTION WALL WITH THE ENVELOPE DEFLATING AND DRAPING ON THE ROOF OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING.

## Other reports on N4505B (1)

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

- [Accident 20210320003379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210320003379A), Mar 20, 2021: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (N4505B), Celina, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off from the parking lot of [privacy data omitted] in mckinney. After approximately 45 minutes of flight, the pilot attempted to dump lift, and…

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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