ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245277
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| Date: | Saturday 31 October 2020 |
| Time: | 06:05 |
| Type: |  Kavanagh B-425 |
| Owner/operator: | The International Balloon Flight Company (Australia) P |
| Registration: | VH-WOZ |
| MSN: | B425-581 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bishops Bridge, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bishops Bridge, NSW |
| Sweetwater, NSW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of a Kavanagh Balloons B425-581 balloon was preparing for launch near Maitland, New South Wales, with 20 passengers on board. The balloon was to operate in company with another seven passenger-carrying charter balloons and was the second to launch.
The pilot inadvertently released the launch restraint with sufficient heat being applied to the envelope only to become airborne (due to false lift) but not to climb. The balloon then travelled approximately 100 m downwind at 50 ft above the ground before coming into contact with the trees (Figure 1). This resulted in damage to seventeen panels of the balloon envelope. The pilot and passengers were uninjured.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/occurrence-briefs/2020/aviation/ab-2020-048/
https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register/woz
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2020 13:09 | Pineapple | Added |
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