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Hot air balloon pilot reports landing in 8-10 KTS of wind resulting in the basket tipping over and injury to the other occupant of the basket.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1043331 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 544 Flight Crew Type 544 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Hot air balloon was landing in winds approximately 8-10 KTS. Upon ground contact the balloon continued to slide and came to rest with basket on its' side. Occupants remained in the basket; however the pilot's knee was pushed up against the other occupant's leg just above the ankle. Occupant (also a pilot) experienced bruising and swelling of the ankle. No medical attention was accepted at time of incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Hot air balloon pilot reports landing in 8-10 KTS of wind resulting in the basket tipping over and injury to the other occupant of the basket.
Narrative: Hot air balloon was landing in winds approximately 8-10 KTS. Upon ground contact the balloon continued to slide and came to rest with basket on its' side. Occupants remained in the basket; however the pilot's knee was pushed up against the other occupant's leg just above the ankle. Occupant (also a pilot) experienced bruising and swelling of the ankle. No medical attention was accepted at time of incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.