What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The balloon was landing in a grassy area of the airport, near other balloons. As the balloon touched down, a ground crewmember of another balloon ran over and grabbed the basket in an attempt to hold it down and assist the landing. The balloon rose again, with the ground crewmember clinging to the balloon. When the ground crewmember was about eight feet above the ground she lost her grip and fell, landing on her left hip and left hand. The balloon then landed nearby without further incident. The ground crewmember suffered fractures of two bones in her left wrist, and three hairline fractures in her pelvis.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE BALLOON WAS LANDING IN A GRASSY AREA OF THE AIRPORT, NEAR OTHER BALLOONS. AS THE BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN, A GROUND CREWMEMBER OF ANOTHER BALLOON RAN OVER AND GRABBED THE BASKET IN AN ATTEMPT TO HOLD IT DOWN AND ASSIST THE LANDING. THE BALLOON ROSE AGAIN, WITH THE GROUND CREWMEMBER CLINGING TO THE BALLOON. WHEN THE GROUND CREWMEMBER WAS ABOUT EIGHT FEET ABOVE THE GROUND SHE LOST HER GRIP AND FELL, LANDING ON HER LEFT HIP AND LEFT HAND. THE BALLOON THEN LANDED NEARBY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE GROUND CREWMEMBER SUFFERED FRACTURES OF TWO BONES IN HER LEFT WRIST, AND THREE HAIRLINE FRACTURES IN HER PELVIS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.