What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Sunday morning, June 19, 2016 during the thurston classic balloon event, privacy data omitted was coming into land at the target field when he lost control of his balloon. The balloon climbed and descended rapidly touching the tops of trees and then landing in a nearby neighbors yard. The balloon experienced a hard landing, no occupants were injured. The balloon sustained minor burn damage to the nomex throat portion, and the several panels of the main canopy.
This incident occured during the thurston classic balloon event located in Meadville, PA.
As the FAA filed it
ON SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 2016 DURING THE THURSTON CLASSIC BALLOON EVENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COMING INTO LAND AT THE TARGET FIELD WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS BALLOON. THE BALLOON CLIMBED AND DESCENDED RAPIDLY TOUCHING THE TOPS OF TREES AND THEN LANDING IN A NEARBY NEIGHBORS YARD. THE BALLOON EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING, NO OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE BALLOON SUSTAINED MINOR BURN DAMAGE TO THE NOMEX THROAT PORTION, AND THE SEVERAL PANELS OF THE MAIN CANOPY.
THIS INCIDENT OCCURED DURING THE THURSTON CLASSIC BALLOON EVENT LOCATED IN MEADVILLE, PA.