TEMECULA, CA, USA
N741CB
CAMERON A-140
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED WX INFO FROM THE TV, BUT NO WX REPORT WAS OBTAINED FROM FLT SERVICE. WHEN HE TOOK OFF ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLT AT 0745 PST, THE WIND WAS CALM. AFTER TAKEOFF, HE FLEW AT LOWER ALTITUDES, THEN CLIMBED & FLEW BETWEEN 1200 & 2200 FT AGL. THE PLT ESTIMATED THAT AT THE LOWER ALTITUDES, THE WIND WAS BLOWING AT 3 TO 4 KTS, AND AT THE HIGHER ALTITUDES, IT INCREASED TO 7 TO 9 KTS. HOWEVER, WHEN HE ELECTED TO LAND AT 0835 PST, THE PLT ESTIMATED THE SURFACE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH AT 12 GUSTING 14 KTS. BEFORE LANDING, HE 'CONTOURED' THE SURFACE UNTIL REACHING A GRASSY MEADOW WITH A SLIGHT DOWNHILL SLOPE. REPORTEDLY, THE BALLOON SKIDDED DURING TOUCHDOWN, BECAME AIRBORNE ABOUT 10 FT AGL, THEN LANDED AGAIN. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED A FRACTURED ANKLE DURING THE LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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