# Accident 20171007021339A: Cameron Balloons US N-105, Albuquerque, NM, October 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2017, 09:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Kirtland Afb
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0389° N, 106.6083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0389&lon=-106.6083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29922, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29922) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-105 (registry code 1880217, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US N-105
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171007021339A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 7, 2017 AT 0900 MDT A CAMERON N-105 N29922, REGISTERED TO HCP AVIATION SERVICES ENCOUNTERED A HARD LANDING AT KIRTLAND AFB, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN FOOT. THE FLIGHE ORIGINATED AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, ON OCTOBER 7, 2017 AT 0800 MDT.

## 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 CEN18LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA006), Oct 7, 2017: Cameron N-105 (N29922), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The steep approach and hard landing after the balloon encountered unexpected high wind conditions, which resulted in a 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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