20220213002839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Little Balloon Experimental O-84 · Albuquerque, NM · February 13, 2022

Date
February 13, 2022 · 09:30 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Abq Balloon Fiesta Park
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9501C
Reported as
Little Balloon Experimental O-84
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

On 13 February 2022, at 0930 MST, a 2016 'Little Balloon Experimental' O-84 hot air balloon, privacy data omitted, experienced a hard landing in turbulent/thermal wind conditions at the Albuquerque, NM balloon Fiesta park, causing fire damage to multiple lower balloon panels. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The FAA certificated commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at the Albuquerque balloon Fiesta park in Albuquerque, NM.

As the FAA filed it

ON 13 FEBRUARY 2022, AT 0930 MST, A 2016 'LITTLE BALLOON EXPERIMENTAL' O-84 HOT AIR BALLOON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING IN TURBULENT/THERMAL WIND CONDITIONS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE, NM BALLOON FIESTA PARK, CAUSING FIRE DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE LOWER BALLOON PANELS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FAA CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA PARK IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM.