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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Balony BB-26 · Forks Township, PA · August 30, 2017

Date: August 30, 2017 · 19:00 local
Place: Forks Township, PA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9809S
Reported as: Balony BB-26
Reported engine: N/A N/A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N9809SRegistered now · Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB26ES/N 1108 · Built 2014 Airframe modelBalony Kubicek Spol Sro BB26E Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hot air balloon landed at the intersection of sycamore and cherry avenues. The pilot stated that after liftoff the winds were not as forecast and the balloon was headed in an unexpected direction. It was getting dark and there weren't many landing sights available in the distance so the pilot elected to land on a soccer field when he noticed the field had several people on it. He then elected to land at the intersection as that provided the least risk to the occupants on board.

As the FAA filed it

HOT AIR BALLOON LANDED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SYCAMORE AND CHERRY AVENUES. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LIFTOFF THE WINDS WERE NOT AS FORECAST AND THE BALLOON WAS HEADED IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION. IT WAS GETTING DARK AND THERE WEREN'T MANY LANDING SIGHTS AVAILABLE IN THE DISTANCE SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A SOCCER FIELD WHEN HE NOTICED THE FIELD HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE ON IT. HE THEN ELECTED TO LAND AT THE INTERSECTION AS THAT PROVIDED THE LEAST RISK TO THE OCCUPANTS ON BOARD.