# NTSB CEN10CA357: Lindstrand Balloons 77A, N60029, Harrison, AR, June 27, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 27, 2010, 07:10 local (12:10 UTC) - Place: Harrison, AR - Coordinates: 36.26139, -93.154724 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2614&lon=-93.1547&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 21, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 76473 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA357 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76473/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76473 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA357 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the balloon during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Lindstrand Balloons 77A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5180001), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Lindstrand Balloons 77A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=5180001), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Lindstrand Balloons 77A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=5180001), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Lindstrand Balloons 77A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=5180001), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Lindstrand Balloons 77A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=5180001), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis While landing in a field, the wind shifted and the hot air balloon impacted a tree. The balloon then ascended approximately 50 feet back into the air. The pilot cautioned his two passengers to brace for a hard landing. The balloon descended rapidly and hit the ground hard. The basket rolled on its side and one of the passengers fell out. The passenger impacted the ground face first, breaking her nose and cheek bone. The balloon again lifted off the ground before settling back for its final landing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact anomalies with the balloon. ## Factual narrative While landing in a field, the wind shifted and the hot air balloon impacted a tree. The balloon then ascended approximately 50-feet back into the air. The pilot cautioned his two passengers to hang-on and brace for a hard landing. The balloon descended rapidly and hit the ground hard. The basket rolled on its side and one of the passengers fell out. The passenger impacted the ground face first, breaking her nose and cheek bone. The balloon again lifted off the ground before settling back for its final landing. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact anomalies with the balloon. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N60029](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60029), registered now, S/N 5128, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LINDSTRAND BALLOONS 77A - Registry model: [Lindstrand Balloons 77A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-77a) (registry code 5180001) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Balloon - Serial number: 5128 - Airframe hours: 159 - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Mills & Daughters Inc - Registered owner: Mills & Daughters Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 19, 2009 - Departed: Ponca, AR - Destination: Harrison, AR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, unknown; last flight review June 10, 2009; flight hours: 2,455 total, 830 in this make and model, 2,311 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100627037059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627037059A), Jun 27, 2010: Lindstrand 77A, Ponca, AR, Minor damage. On June 27, 2010, landstrand balloon model 77A, serial number 5128, registration number N60029 was landing in a field near Ponca, Arkansas as part of a… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 23, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76473. 400 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 400 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40333618&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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