# Incident 20230210000969I: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 90A, Albuquerque, NM, February 10, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2023, 08:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N436EE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N436EE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 90A (registry code 5190006, https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND 90A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230210000969I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 10, 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A LINDSTRAND 90A, LIGHTER THAN AIR BALLOON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A PART 91 FLIGHT REVIEW FLIGHT FROM RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO TO DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT (KAEG) IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RIO RANCHO ON FEBRUARY 10,2023 AT 0809AM.  AFTER CLIMBING, THE BURNER PILOT REGULATOR VALVE ASSEMBLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY TURNING ALL FUEL SUPPLIES TO THE BURNER OFF. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO IGNITE THE BURNERS TO SLOW THE DECENT RATE PRIOR TO LANDING. THE SECOND BURNER'S PILOT REGULATOR ASSEMBLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE PRIOR TO LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON SYSTEM AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE BURNER ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR THE BALLOON SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN THE EVENT BEING AN INCIDENT.

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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