What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the incident occurred during a balloon landing on a city street in a congested residential area within the city limits of Napa, California. The balloon was operated by Napa valley balloons, inc. the purpose of the balloon flight according to the pilot, was to conduct a scenic ride for hire with six passengers. The pilot stated to me during a telephone conversation that she intended to land on the end of the street because the field normally used for landing was too wet for passenger and balloon recovery. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A BALLOON LANDING ON A CITY STREET IN A CONGESTED RESIDENTIAL AREA WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF NAPA, CALIFORNIA. THE BALLOON WAS OPERATED BY NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS, INC. THE PURPOSE OF THE BALLOON FLIGHT ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WAS TO CONDUCT A SCENIC RIDE FOR HIRE WITH SIX PASSENGERS. THE PILOT STATED TO ME DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THAT SHE INTENDED TO LAND ON THE END OF THE STREET BECAUSE THE FIELD NORMALLY USED FOR LANDING WAS TOO WET FOR PASSENGER AND BALLOON RECOVERY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^