# Incident 20210516007309I: Cameron Balloons US A-210, Vacaville, CA, May 16, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2021, 08:48 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69514, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-210 (registry code 1880215, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US A-210
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 800 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210516007309I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 16, 2021, HOT AIR BALLOON MADE A HARD LANDING IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE BALLOON BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE GUST OF WIND PICKED THE BALLOON BACK INTO THE AIR WHERE IT STRUCK A TREE THEN LANDING ON ROAD. THE BALLOON BASKET SLID APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ON THE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST LIGHT POLE. BALLOON RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THREE PANELS AND COSMETIC DAMAGE TO GONDOLA. ONE PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES WITH NO MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUIRED.

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