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Balloon pilot reported loss of control while landing in gusty wind conditions that led to minor passenger injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1452998 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Lighter-Than-Air |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 38 Flight Crew Total 1130 Flight Crew Type 24 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
After a routine flight we began our descent into a large desert area for our landing approach. Felt wind increase as we approached surface. Impacted surface in a 10 to 15 mph wind; tipping balloon on its side and dragged a short distance when we rebounded back into the air. Shortly touching down again and dragging to a stop. Passengers had received some injuries; so applied field first aid. Clean and covered wound on [passenger 1's] forehead and [passenger 2's] knee. Passenger [3] complained of a sore left shoulder. I took all passengers to hospital for checkup.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Balloon pilot reported loss of control while landing in gusty wind conditions that led to minor passenger injuries.
Narrative: After a routine flight we began our descent into a large desert area for our landing approach. Felt wind increase as we approached surface. Impacted surface in a 10 to 15 mph wind; tipping balloon on its side and dragged a short distance when we rebounded back into the air. Shortly touching down again and dragging to a stop. Passengers had received some injuries; so applied field first aid. Clean and covered wound on [passenger 1's] forehead and [passenger 2's] knee. Passenger [3] complained of a sore left shoulder. I took all passengers to hospital for checkup.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.