# Incident 20230614022249I: Boland Brian J VOYAGER, Longview, TX, June 14, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2023, 07:48 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5971B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5971B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boland Brian J VOYAGER (registry code 05624G2, https://openairdocs.org/model/boland-brian-j-voyager) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLAND BRIAN J VOYAGER
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230614022249I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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