FORT MORGAN, CO, USA
N779TV
RAVEN S55A
THE PLT REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF, THE WINDS WERE 'LIGHT TO MODERATE FROM 015 DEG AT 5 KTS OR LESS.' SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE WINDS INCREASED TO 10-15 KTS AND THE PLT DECIDED TO LAND ON 'GRASSY, RELATIVELY SMOOTH TERRAIN.' THE PLT SAID HE INSTRUCTED HIS TWO PAX TO 'BEND THEIR KNEES' AT OR JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. ONE PAX LOCKED HER KNEES AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED ANKLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PLT OR THE OTHER PAX, AND THE BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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