Accident to the Cameron A300 registered F-HHLC operated by France Montgolfières on 16/09/2022 at Le Liège

On the day of the occurrence, the weather conditions were suitable for the scheduled flight and did not show any particular risk for the morning. On boarding, the pilot judged that the physical condition of the passengers was compatible with the flight. Before take-off, he carried out a safety briefing and in particular, showed the passengers the position to adopt for landing. 

 Before landing, he repeated the instructions to the passengers and asked them to adopt the safety position. Most of them complied with the instructions, but a small group continued to talk and did not immediately adopt the requested position. The balloon was at a low height at this point and the pilot had a high workload as he had to manage the flight path to avoid obstacles and prepare for
the landing. 

 On landing, the basket tipped over and one of the passengers, probably taken by surprise, was unable to maintain the safety position and was thrown onto her friend, resulting in injuries to two people.