What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 28, 1993 this office received a phone all from privacy data omitted regarding a concern with a balloon operator. During the telephone conversation privacy data omitted communicated that his wife-privacy data omitted had paid for a balloon ride on August 11, 2003. privacy data omitted Reported that the landing was rough and privacy data omitted had broken her leg in two places. On September 9, 2003, this office received a letter from privacy data omitted communicating that on August 11, 2003 she paid for a balloon ride. The pilot of the balloon was daniel johnson. They departed breezy point tavern, located approximately 7 miles north of Slayton, MN. Upon landing in a bean field, the basket of the balloon tipped from side to side, throwing her around in the bottom of the basket. Her foot got caught under the weight in the basket and twisted her leg. privacy data omitted Leg was fractured in two places above the ankle. 8020-23 will be amended if additional information becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 1993 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A PHONE ALL FROM ^PRIVACY DA^ REGARDING A CONCERN WITH A BALLOON OPERATOR. DURING THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ^PRIVACY DA^ COMMUNICATED THAT HIS WIFE-^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD PAID FOR A BALLOON RIDE ON AUGUST 11, 2003. ^PRIVACY DA^ REPORTED THAT THE LANDING WAS ROUGH AND ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD BROKEN HER LEG IN TWO PLACES. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2003, THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ^PRIVACY DAT^ COMMUNICATING THAT ON AUGUST 11, 2003 SHE PAID FOR A BALLOON RIDE. THE PILOT OF THE BALLOON WAS DANIEL JOHNSON. THEY DEPARTED BREEZY POINT TAVERN, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF SLAYTON, MN. UPON LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD, THE BASKET OF THE BALLOON TIPPED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THROWING HER AROUND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BASKET. HER FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE WEIGHT IN THE BASKET AND TWISTED HER LEG. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ LEG WAS FRACTURED IN TWO PLACES ABOVE THE ANKLE. 8020-23 WILL BE AMENDED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.