What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 08/23/2019 during the great falls balloon festival at Lewiston auburn the balloon departed the launch site flying northeast at approximately 2000 feet. A short time later the pilot located the landing site and started a descent watching other balloonists as they landed in the farmer's field. Upon approaching the landing site a gust of wind hit the balloon causing it to land hard. The balloon dragged the ground for a short distance picking up grass and dirt but only received minor scrapes on one corner. One passenger had a minor cut on their forehead. There appeared to be no other damage to the balloon's basket.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/23/2019 DURING THE GREAT FALLS BALLOON FESTIVAL AT LEWISTON AUBURN THE BALLOON DEPARTED THE LAUNCH SITE FLYING NORTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET. A SHORT TIME LATER THE PILOT LOCATED THE LANDING SITE AND STARTED A DESCENT WATCHING OTHER BALLOONISTS AS THEY LANDED IN THE FARMER'S FIELD. UPON APPROACHING THE LANDING SITE A GUST OF WIND HIT THE BALLOON CAUSING IT TO LAND HARD. THE BALLOON DRAGGED THE GROUND FOR A SHORT DISTANCE PICKING UP GRASS AND DIRT BUT ONLY RECEIVED MINOR SCRAPES ON ONE CORNER. ONE PASSENGER HAD A MINOR CUT ON THEIR FOREHEAD. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON'S BASKET.
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