# Incident 20240802011159I: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A, Colorado Spring, CO, August 2, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2024, 07:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7191° N, 104.6594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7191&lon=-104.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26464, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26464) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A (registry code 5190013, https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-260a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND 260A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240802011159I

## Narrative

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

HOT AIR BALLOON LANDED NORMALLY; AS THE PASSENGERS EXITED AND STEPPED ONTO THE GROUND, THEY INJURED THEIR FOOT.  THE PASSENGER LATER REPORTED THAT THEIR ANKLE WAS BROKEN.

## 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 CEN24LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA302), Aug 2, 2024: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A (N26464), Colorado Springs, CO, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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