# Accident 20220327006689A: Aerostar International Inc RXS-8, Yutan, NE, March 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2022, 19:11 local time
- Place: Yutan, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2461° N, 96.3958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2461&lon=-96.3958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9106Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9106Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RXS-8 (registry code 7487009, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RXS-8
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 30 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220327006689A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 27, 2022 N9106Q, AN AEROSTAR RXS-8 HOT AIR BALLOON, DEPARTED AT 1815 LOCAL TIME FROM A LAUNCH SITE ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA WITH ONE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 6.6 NAUTICAL MILES WEST/NORTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE POINT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND WINDS ALOFT WERE REPORTED FROM EAST/NORTHEAST AT 7 KNOTS.  APPROXIMATELY 1911 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT INITIATED A STEEP DESCENT AND LANDING IN A RURAL AGRICULTURAL FIELD TO MINIMIZE DRIFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN.  THE BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN FIRMLY, SKIPPED AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, THEN CAME TO REST WHERE IT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND WAS DEFLATED USING NORMAL AFTER LANDING PROCEDURES.  THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY, WHICH WAS COINCIDENTAL TO THE POSITION OF THE PILOTS FOOT AND NOT RELATED TO COMPETENCY.  THE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN22LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA159), Mar 28, 2022: Aerostar International RXS-8 (N9106Q), Yutan, NE, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper brace during landing which resulted in a serious injury during the landing sequence.

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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