What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot operating hot air balloon with (19) passengers was about one mile from landing area but the winds were picking up and the wind shears were getting stronger. The pilot performed a controlled landing near the side of interstate 4 to prevent hitting a barbed wire fence and possible powerlines. All passengers remained in the basket during the landing with no injuries and there was no damage to the balloon, basket or engines.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OPERATING HOT AIR BALLOON WITH (19) PASSENGERS WAS ABOUT ONE MILE FROM LANDING AREA BUT THE WINDS WERE PICKING UP AND THE WIND SHEARS WERE GETTING STRONGER. THE PILOT PERFORMED A CONTROLLED LANDING NEAR THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE 4 TO PREVENT HITTING A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND POSSIBLE POWERLINES. ALL PASSENGERS REMAINED IN THE BASKET DURING THE LANDING WITH NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON, BASKET OR ENGINES.
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