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FAA incident report · Boland Brian J VOYAGER · Longview, TX · June 14, 2023

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Date
June 14, 2023 · 07:48 local
Place
Longview, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5971B
Reported as
Boland Brian J Voyager
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
N5971BRegistered now · Boland Brian J VOYAGERS/N 71 · Built 1997Airframe modelBoland Brian J VOYAGEREngine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

This office was notified at approximately 0748 of an occurrence involving a balloon hitting some power lines while attempting to land.

This office arrived at the location of the occurrence at approximately 0815. It was found that the balloon had already been removed off of the power lines and was found laying out on the ground below the power lines. The responding electric cooperative corp. had de-energized the power lines, removed the balloon canopy and was in the process of restoring the power to the lines since they were clear and no damage was done to the power lines.

The pilot in command stated that he was descending to land in a field. During his descent, he encountered unforecasted widnshear and that he was heading into some power lines and would be unable to miss them. He followed according to proper balloon emergency procedures and immediately deflated his balloon. His balloon gondola touched down and was drug a few feet before coming to rest.

The balloon canopy suffered minor damage with. There was not injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AT APPROXIMATELY 0748 OF AN OCCURRENCE INVOLVING A BALLOON HITTING SOME POWER LINES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND.

THIS OFFICE ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION OF THE OCCURRENCE AT APPROXIMATELY 0815. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BALLOON HAD ALREADY BEEN REMOVED OFF OF THE POWER LINES AND WAS FOUND LAYING OUT ON THE GROUND BELOW THE POWER LINES. THE RESPONDING ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORP. HAD DE-ENERGIZED THE POWER LINES, REMOVED THE BALLOON CANOPY AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RESTORING THE POWER TO THE LINES SINCE THEY WERE CLEAR AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE POWER LINES.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE WAS DESCENDING TO LAND IN A FIELD. DURING HIS DESCENT, HE ENCOUNTERED UNFORECASTED WIDNSHEAR AND THAT HE WAS HEADING INTO SOME POWER LINES AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO MISS THEM. HE FOLLOWED ACCORDING TO PROPER BALLOON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED HIS BALLOON. HIS BALLOON GONDOLA TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS DRUG A FEW FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST.

THE BALLOON CANOPY SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE WITH. THERE WAS NOT INJURIES.