What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot landed in an ultralight field. When the balloon touched down the balloon was traveling at about 8 knots, which the pilot verified with his global positioning system (GPS). Due to this groundspeed, the pilot elected to execute a high wind landing. He stabilized the descent at four feet above the ground and then extinguished the pilot light and opened the deflation port to land. When the balloon touched down the gondola drug a little way, then tipped over. As the gondola tipped over, the pilot's 70 year old mother lost her grip and broke her arm when she pinched it between the side of the gondola and the ground. The other passenger had a small cut on one hand and the pilot was uninjured. The landing was not hard and was normal. The wind had picked up to 10 knots before landing which is not extraordinary for a balloon. It was determined that the pilot's actions or lack of actions did not contribute to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LANDED IN AN ULTRALIGHT FIELD. WHEN THE BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN THE BALLOON WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS, WHICH THE PILOT VERIFIED WITH HIS GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS). DUE TO THIS GROUNDSPEED, THE PILOT ELECTED TO EXECUTE A HIGH WIND LANDING. HE STABILIZED THE DESCENT AT FOUR FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND THEN EXTINGUISHED THE PILOT LIGHT AND OPENED THE DEFLATION PORT TO LAND. WHEN THE BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN THE GONDOLA DRUG A LITTLE WAY, THEN TIPPED OVER. AS THE GONDOLA TIPPED OVER, THE PILOT'S 70 YEAR OLD MOTHER LOST HER GRIP AND BROKE HER ARM WHEN SHE PINCHED IT BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE GONDOLA AND THE GROUND. THE OTHER PASSENGER HAD A SMALL CUT ON ONE HAND AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE LANDING WAS NOT HARD AND WAS NORMAL. THE WIND HAD PICKED UP TO 10 KNOTS BEFORE LANDING WHICH IS NOT EXTRAORDINARY FOR A BALLOON. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PILOT'S ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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