A passenger in a hot air balloon broke his ankle on landing.

Attributes
ACN	229077
Time
Date	199212
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : aus tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 525
ASRS Report	229077
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Balloon landing approximately 6-7 mph (light winds). Otherwise normal landing. Routine landing, not windy or severe, passenger failed to protect himself from impact, was ready, but trying to protect clothing from getting dirty, fell onto his own ankle (twisted under him) and sustained a fracture. We immediately transported him (with ice on) to nearest minor emergency for treatment. Reported to insurance as a medical pay claim to cover his medical expenses. Paid for the initial treatment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAX IN A HOT AIR BALLOON BROKE HIS ANKLE ON LNDG.

Narrative: BALLOON LNDG APPROX 6-7 MPH (LIGHT WINDS). OTHERWISE NORMAL LNDG. ROUTINE LNDG, NOT WINDY OR SEVERE, PAX FAILED TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM IMPACT, WAS READY, BUT TRYING TO PROTECT CLOTHING FROM GETTING DIRTY, FELL ONTO HIS OWN ANKLE (TWISTED UNDER HIM) AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURE. WE IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED HIM (WITH ICE ON) TO NEAREST MINOR EMER FOR TREATMENT. RPTED TO INSURANCE AS A MEDICAL PAY CLAIM TO COVER HIS MEDICAL EXPENSES. PAID FOR THE INITIAL TREATMENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.