What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Balloon land at arnold's tree ranch, in Clermont, in a dead tree field at aprox. 4 mph. On second bounce, a small girl cried out as her mother fell on her. The mother was not holding on to sufficienty steady herself. The girls father was a paramedic and stated that the girls wrist was broken. As soon as the balloon was secured the girl was transported to the sand lake hospital and received treatment for the broken wrist. 23 other passengers were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
BALLOON LAND AT ARNOLD'S TREE RANCH, IN CLERMONT, IN A DEAD TREE FIELD AT APROX. 4 MPH. ON SECOND BOUNCE, A SMALL GIRL CRIED OUT AS HER MOTHER FELL ON HER. THE MOTHER WAS NOT HOLDING ON TO SUFFICIENTY STEADY HERSELF. THE GIRLS FATHER WAS A PARAMEDIC AND STATED THAT THE GIRLS WRIST WAS BROKEN. AS SOON AS THE BALLOON WAS SECURED THE GIRL WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE SAND LAKE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR THE BROKEN WRIST. 23 OTHER PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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