SERS · BALONY KUBICEK SPOL BB60Z · 2015-07-02 · Fort Carson, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN15LA300
Event ID
20150708X21807
Type
Accident
Date
2015-07-02
Location
Fort Carson, CO, USA
Coordinates
38.697223, -104.726112
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
6
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
8
Aircraft
Make
BALONY KUBICEK SPOL
Model
BB60Z
Registration
N210GB
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper burner control, which allowed the balloon’s envelope to cool, and the balloon’s subsequent encounter with a drop in wind velocity during a highwind landing approach, both of which resulted in the balloon’s descent rate increasing too rapidly for the pilot to arrest it and led to a hard landing.