What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upon landing, the balloon touched down firmly, lurched forward and upward slightly. The passenger, standing behind the pilot, lost her footing when the balloon lurched forward, she slid forward striking the back of the pilots legs. The pilot fell backward onto the passengers legs, breaking her ankle.
As the FAA filed it
UPON LANDING, THE BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN FIRMLY, LURCHED FORWARD AND UPWARD SLIGHTLY. THE PASSENGER, STANDING BEHIND THE PILOT, LOST HER FOOTING WHEN THE BALLOON LURCHED FORWARD, SHE SLID FORWARD STRIKING THE BACK OF THE PILOTS LEGS. THE PILOT FELL BACKWARD ONTO THE PASSENGERS LEGS, BREAKING HER ANKLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.