What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 2, 2022 at approximately 8:15PM EST, a balloonprivacy data omittedon a sight-seeing flight attempted to land in a school parking lot in Noblesville, IN. Weather at the approximate time of the incident as reported at kump was the wind at 4 knots, visibility up to 10 statute miles and 82 degrees fahrenheit. After ground contact at the planned landing site, the pilot stated that a gust of wind increased the speed of the balloon. Once the basket had touched down, it began to slide towards the street and power lines. The pilot immediately pulled a rope on the envelope to activate the "smart vent" to dump the air out of the envelope to rapidly deflate it. The envelope deflated but the momentum carried the envelope across the power lines. The weight of the envelope caused the power lines to arc, damaging three panels on the envelope. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 2, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15PM EST, A BALLOON^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT IN NOBLESVILLE, IN. WEATHER AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AS REPORTED AT KUMP WAS THE WIND AT 4 KNOTS, VISIBILITY UP TO 10 STATUTE MILES AND 82 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AFTER GROUND CONTACT AT THE PLANNED LANDING SITE, THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND INCREASED THE SPEED OF THE BALLOON. ONCE THE BASKET HAD TOUCHED DOWN, IT BEGAN TO SLIDE TOWARDS THE STREET AND POWER LINES. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PULLED A ROPE ON THE ENVELOPE TO ACTIVATE THE "SMART VENT" TO DUMP THE AIR OUT OF THE ENVELOPE TO RAPIDLY DEFLATE IT. THE ENVELOPE DEFLATED BUT THE MOMENTUM CARRIED THE ENVELOPE ACROSS THE POWER LINES. THE WEIGHT OF THE ENVELOPE CAUSED THE POWER LINES TO ARC, DAMAGING THREE PANELS ON THE ENVELOPE. NO INJURIES.