# Incident 20220213002839I: Little Balloon Experimental O-84, Albuquerque, NM, February 13, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2022, 09:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Abq Balloon Fiesta Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9501C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9501C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Little Balloon Experimental O-84 (registry code 05634LC, https://openairdocs.org/model/little-balloon-experimental-o-84) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LITTLE BALLOON EXPERIMENTAL O-84
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220213002839I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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