What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While inflating the balloon, 2 passengers boarded and while the third passenger was boarding a gust of wind lifted the basket and knocked the 72 year old woman off causing injury. The balloon was deflated and EMS called. The passenger was transported to the Bucyrus emergency room and had x-rays taken. The passenger had severe bruising and was give vicodan and ice packs then sent home. Later in the week the radiology department re-evaluated the x-rays and determined that there were two hairline fractures of the pelvis. The pilot received the update on the passenger on 09/29/2008. In accordance with NTSB 830, the fractures would classify the event as an accident do the pilot informed the cle FSDO office on 09/30/2008.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE INFLATING THE BALLOON, 2 PASSENGERS BOARDED AND WHILE THE THIRD PASSENGER WAS BOARDING A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE BASKET AND KNOCKED THE 72 YEAR OLD WOMAN OFF CAUSING INJURY. THE BALLOON WAS DEFLATED AND EMS CALLED. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE BUCYRUS EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD X-RAYS TAKEN. THE PASSENGER HAD SEVERE BRUISING AND WAS GIVE VICODAN AND ICE PACKS THEN SENT HOME. LATER IN THE WEEK THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT RE-EVALUATED THE X-RAYS AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE TWO HAIRLINE FRACTURES OF THE PELVIS. THE PILOT RECEIVED THE UPDATE ON THE PASSENGER ON 09/29/2008. IN ACCORDANCE WITH NTSB 830, THE FRACTURES WOULD CLASSIFY THE EVENT AS AN ACCIDENT DO THE PILOT INFORMED THE CLE FSDO OFFICE ON 09/30/2008.
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