What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) Mr. Gray was the pilot in command of the aove mentioned hot air balloon carring ten passengers for a sight seeing tour in the desert. During this flight Mr. Gray observed at an unknown distance that sand and debris was being tossed around. Mr. Gray made the decision to make an emergency fast landing to avoid an encounter of wind gusts. The passengers were briefed to squat inside of the basket and hold on to the edge. This fast landing resulted in a hard landing to the ground. The balloon and basket tipped on its side. The wind continued to drag the basket and passengers approximately 350 feet across the desert terrain. One person received minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) MR. GRAY WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AOVE MENTIONED HOT AIR BALLOON CARRING TEN PASSENGERS FOR A SIGHT SEEING TOUR IN THE DESERT. DURING THIS FLIGHT MR. GRAY OBSERVED AT AN UNKNOWN DISTANCE THAT SAND AND DEBRIS WAS BEING TOSSED AROUND. MR. GRAY MADE THE DECISION TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY FAST LANDING TO AVOID AN ENCOUNTER OF WIND GUSTS. THE PASSENGERS WERE BRIEFED TO SQUAT INSIDE OF THE BASKET AND HOLD ON TO THE EDGE. THIS FAST LANDING RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING TO THE GROUND. THE BALLOON AND BASKET TIPPED ON ITS SIDE. THE WIND CONTINUED TO DRAG THE BASKET AND PASSENGERS APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET ACROSS THE DESERT TERRAIN. ONE PERSON RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.