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NTSB DEN05LA004Worner Balloon Works NL-1000 · Chama, NM…balloon's envelope as the balloon began to descend "rapidly." The balloon impacted mountainous terrain at an elevation…NTSB DEN89LA003Piccard AX-6 · Albuquerque, NM…The plt said the elevation made the balloon's response sluggish and the basket descended below the power…NTSB CEN12CA045Engineering & Research 415-C · Lebanon, OH…pilot made a down elevator input because he believed that the airplane had ballooned. The instructor stated that…NTSB ERA10CA208Cessna 172P · Ft. Pierce, FL…excessive back pressure on the elevator flight control and the airplane ballooned before touching down hard on the…NTSB LAX95LA026Cessna 152 · La Verne, CAthe student pilot's poor recovery from a bounced landing and improper use of the elevator control. The…NTSB MIA06CA101Cessna 172N · Miami, FL…Examination of the elevator flight control system revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction.NTSB WPR19TA005Balloon Works Firefly 7 · Placitas, NM…was at a higher elevation than what he expected. He reported that the balloon's airspeed was between…NTSB MIA96LA030Cessna 152 · Jacksonville, FL…The airplane ballooned, and he added power and applied forward elevator control input. The airplane landed on the…NTSB GAA16CA295Cessna 172 · Thomson, GA…He further reported that during the landing flare, the airplane ballooned and then touched down hard. The flight…NTSB LAX87LA313Piper PA-38-112 · Buckeye, AZ…Abrupt aft yoke (up elevator) application during the landing flare. The aircraft ballooned approximately 10 feet above ground…NTSB DEN05CA009Thunder and Colt 180A · Albuquerque, NMthe balloon pilot's improper in-flight planning and failure to maintain aircraft control during descent into high…NTSB NYC04LA217Firefly Galaxy 9 · Lewisburg, WV…FAA) inspector revealed the balloon sustained minor damage when it impacted trees. The elevation at the Greenbrier Valley…NTSB CEN21LA183Maule MT7 · Jewett, TX…The airplane then ballooned about 5-10 ft above the field before it landed hard on the nose…NTSB NYC92LA033Schweizer SGS-1-36 · Erwinna, PAJust after lift off the glider ballooned above the tow plane. The pilot used elevator control to lower…NTSB WPR09CA035Cessna 305A · El Cajon, CA…The pilot stated that during the landing flare the airplane ballooned up, but he was able to keep…NTSB DCA18IA264Lindstrand 105A · Driggs, ID…Her balloon tour company, Elevated Ballooning LLC, commonly operated from the KDIJ area. She did not have any…NTSB ERA24LA146Beech A23 24 · Somerset, PA…The airplane initially touched down on the runway, but then “ballooned” back into the air. The airplane subsequently…NTSB WPR10LA161Head Balloons AX9 118 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot’s improper preflight inspection of the balloon’s rapid deflation system, which resulted in its inhibited…NTSB LAX96FA344Thunder and Colt Colt 240A · Phoenix, AZThe pilot received a contract from a resort hotel to provide 13 fare-paying passengers with a balloon…NTSB WPR22LA152Adams Balloons A55S · Safford, AZThe pilot’s decision to continue the balloon’s fast approach to an unsuitable confined landing site, which…