# NTSB DEN06CA009: Lindstrand Balloons 210S, N211LB, Albuquerque, NM, October 7, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 7, 2005, 07:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Coordinates: 35.044445, -106.616668
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0444&lon=-106.6167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN06CA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62681/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA009

## Probable cause

the improper decision by the pilot to continue with the landing and the hard landing encountered by the pilot. Contributing to the accident were the high winds and the proper descent rate not being possible.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted landing - not performed, pilot in command
  - proper descent rate - not possible (contributing factor)

## Analysis

According to the pilot, the winds had increased prior to landing. During the landing, "the basket bounced on contact once and came to rest upright." One passenger complained of a sore wrist and 3 days later, x-rays revealed a broken bone in her arm. According to the passenger, the landing was rough and it was windy. She stated the basket bounced twice and she came forward, crushing her arm and hand between her body and the basket of the balloon.

## Factual narrative

This report is based on information received by the NTSB.  Additional details may be found in the NTSB's public docket for this case.  For further information, please contact the NTSB Office of Public Inquiries.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N211LB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211LB-2011-11-15), registration cancelled 2011-11-15, S/N 5236, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Lindstrand Balloons 210S
- Registry model: [Lindstrand Balloons 210S](https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-210s) (registry code 5180030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Serial number: 5236
- Airframe hours: 306
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Air race/show, Part 91
- Registered owner: Rainbow Ryders Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 1, 2005, 35 hours before
- Departed: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: ABQ, Fiesta Field

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; commercial; last flight review May 1, 2004; flight hours: 1,400 total, 600 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,700 ft broken
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 30.34 inHg
- Observed at: ABQ

## 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 20051007024389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051007024389A), Oct 7, 2005: Lbl 210S, Albuquerque, NM. (-23) During the landing phase, basket went through some bumps causing one passenger to fall on another passenger and inflicting a bone fracture in the wrist.…

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.

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