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After landing near a milfac, a passenger falls out of the basket of an aeronautical STAR ris-8 balloon, injuring herself, 3 mi southwest of bad, la.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 579431 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bad.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : bad.milfac |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 579431 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry cabin event other conflict : ground critical ground encounters : person non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
As I approached the 5 mi barrier for bafb, I radioed the tower 4 times, with no response. I elected to land south of bafb. Upon landing (6-8 mph winds), my radio fell onto the floor. A passenger elected to reach down and recover the radio. The basket tipped over and she fell head first into a fuel tank (cover). She had no feeling in her hands and legs, so we called 911 for an emt unit. I kept her from moving and we remained in the gondola until the EMS arrived. They removed her from the aircraft and transported her to the hospital. She was checked in with tests and held for observation. She regained feeling in hands and feet and seemed much better, prior to going to the room. All passenger were briefed prior to landing to face the direction of flight, hold on tight and bend your knees slightly. Everyone was also told not to exit the basket until I told them to.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER LNDG NEAR A MILFAC, A PAX FALLS OUT OF THE BASKET OF AN AERO STAR RIS-8 BALLOON, INJURING HERSELF, 3 MI SW OF BAD, LA.
Narrative: AS I APCHED THE 5 MI BARRIER FOR BAFB, I RADIOED THE TWR 4 TIMES, WITH NO RESPONSE. I ELECTED TO LAND S OF BAFB. UPON LNDG (6-8 MPH WINDS), MY RADIO FELL ONTO THE FLOOR. A PAX ELECTED TO REACH DOWN AND RECOVER THE RADIO. THE BASKET TIPPED OVER AND SHE FELL HEAD FIRST INTO A FUEL TANK (COVER). SHE HAD NO FEELING IN HER HANDS AND LEGS, SO WE CALLED 911 FOR AN EMT UNIT. I KEPT HER FROM MOVING AND WE REMAINED IN THE GONDOLA UNTIL THE EMS ARRIVED. THEY REMOVED HER FROM THE ACFT AND TRANSPORTED HER TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE WAS CHKED IN WITH TESTS AND HELD FOR OBSERVATION. SHE REGAINED FEELING IN HANDS AND FEET AND SEEMED MUCH BETTER, PRIOR TO GOING TO THE ROOM. ALL PAX WERE BRIEFED PRIOR TO LNDG TO FACE THE DIRECTION OF FLT, HOLD ON TIGHT AND BEND YOUR KNEES SLIGHTLY. EVERYONE WAS ALSO TOLD NOT TO EXIT THE BASKET UNTIL I TOLD THEM TO.
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.