What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 10, 2023, privacy data omitted, a lindstrand 90A, lighter than air balloon, privacy data omitted was on a part 91 flight review flight from rio rancho, new Mexico to double eagle airport (kaeg) in Albuquerque, new Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from rio rancho on February 10,2023 at 0809AM. After climbing, the burner pilot regulator valve assembly caught fire. The commercial pilot extinguished the fire by turning all fuel supplies to the burner off. Prior to landing, the commercial pilot made the decision to ignite the burners to slow the decent rate prior to landing. The second burner's pilot regulator assembly caught fire. The commercial pilot extinguished the fire prior to landing with no damage to the balloon system and only minor damage to one pressure gauge on the burner assembly. There were no injuries to the crew or the balloon system, which resulted in the event being an incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 10, 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A LINDSTRAND 90A, LIGHTER THAN AIR BALLOON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A PART 91 FLIGHT REVIEW FLIGHT FROM RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO TO DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT (KAEG) IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RIO RANCHO ON FEBRUARY 10,2023 AT 0809AM. AFTER CLIMBING, THE BURNER PILOT REGULATOR VALVE ASSEMBLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY TURNING ALL FUEL SUPPLIES TO THE BURNER OFF. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO IGNITE THE BURNERS TO SLOW THE DECENT RATE PRIOR TO LANDING. THE SECOND BURNER'S PILOT REGULATOR ASSEMBLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE PRIOR TO LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON SYSTEM AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE BURNER ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR THE BALLOON SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN THE EVENT BEING AN INCIDENT.