20171007016359I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A · Albuquerque, NM · October 7, 2017

Date
October 7, 2017 · 08:10 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N155K
Reported as
Aerostar International Raven S57-A
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,690 total74 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 07 October 2017, a lta balllon, N155K, an Aerostar International Inc/raven S57-A, attempted to land in an Albuquerque police department parking lot (GPS coordinates: N35.136714, W106.636541). The balloon first touched down on the roof of an unoccupied, parked honda civic automobile, bounced once, impacted the windshield of an unoccupied dodge minivan, and then came to a complete stop nearby in the parking lot. The balloon was not damaged and the commercial balloon pilot and his two passengers were not injured. There was minor damage to the two police automobiles. The flight originated from the Albuquerque international balloon fiesta park on the north side of Albuquerque, NM, at approximately 0720 MST on 07 October 2017. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07 OCTOBER 2017, A LTA BALLLON, N155K, AN AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC/RAVEN S57-A, ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT (GPS COORDINATES: N35.136714, W106.636541). THE BALLOON FIRST TOUCHED DOWN ON THE ROOF OF AN UNOCCUPIED, PARKED HONDA CIVIC AUTOMOBILE, BOUNCED ONCE, IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD OF AN UNOCCUPIED DODGE MINIVAN, AND THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP NEARBY IN THE PARKING LOT. THE BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL BALLOON PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TWO POLICE AUTOMOBILES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA PARK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM, AT APPROXIMATELY 0720 MST ON 07 OCTOBER 2017. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.