What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On October 25, 2000 at approximately 315 mp. Balloon, N64547 owned and operated by privacy data omitted, using the balloon for a commerical flight with eight passengers on board encountered a down draft on landing. It forced the balloon to the ground at a rapid decent in excess to 200 feet per minute. The balloon impatched the ground in the area south of lone mountain park where a passenger jumped out causing the balloon to rise. The balloon rose and hit a higher portion of the ground, causing the basket to be dragged lying on it's side and coming to rest in approximately 276 feet. The impact injured 5 of the passengers and flight crew who suffered minor cuts, and bruises. The damage was isolated to the gondola which consisted of ripping and tearing the top rail pad and the wicker basket. There was no damage to the envelope or other parts of the balloon.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON OCTOBER 25, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 315 MP. BALLOON, N64547 OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA^, USING THE BALLOON FOR A COMMERICAL FLIGHT WITH EIGHT PASSENGERS ON BOARD ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT ON LANDING. IT FORCED THE BALLOON TO THE GROUND AT A RAPID DECENT IN EXCESS TO 200 FEET PER MINUTE. THE BALLOON IMPATCHED THE GROUND IN THE AREA SOUTH OF LONE MOUNTAIN PARK WHERE A PASSENGER JUMPED OUT CAUSING THE BALLOON TO RISE. THE BALLOON ROSE AND HIT A HIGHER PORTION OF THE GROUND, CAUSING THE BASKET TO BE DRAGGED LYING ON IT'S SIDE AND COMING TO REST IN APPROXIMATELY 276 FEET. THE IMPACT INJURED 5 OF THE PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT CREW WHO SUFFERED MINOR CUTS, AND BRUISES. THE DAMAGE WAS ISOLATED TO THE GONDOLA WHICH CONSISTED OF RIPPING AND TEARING THE TOP RAIL PAD AND THE WICKER BASKET. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENVELOPE OR OTHER PARTS OF THE BALLOON.
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