What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on July 29, 1996, at 1815 local time, an experimental hearne roy a. glasair iii operated by peter m. wiebens approached and landed with the left main landing gear retracted. While on approach the landing gear indicated two green for the nose and the right main. The PIC attempted to pump the landing gear down but had no success in getting the landing gear to lock at all positions. The PIC was cleared to land on runway 19R. Upon touchdown the aircraft veered to the left and ran off the active runway onto the dirt along side the runway. Once the aircraft hit the dirt the right main and nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a rest. Minor damage to the left flap and wing was noted by the PIC. All landing gear sustained minor damage. The flight originated at Buchanan Field at approximately 1700 hrs. To rio vista and returned to Buchanan Field at 1815 hrs. No fire and no injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JULY 29, 1996, AT 1815 LOCAL TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL HEARNE ROY A. GLASAIR III OPERATED BY PETER M. WIEBENS APPROACHED AND LANDED WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. WHILE ON APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED TWO GREEN FOR THE NOSE AND THE RIGHT MAIN. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE LANDING GEAR DOWN BUT HAD NO SUCCESS IN GETTING THE LANDING GEAR TO LOCK AT ALL POSITIONS. THE PIC WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19R. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RAN OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY ONTO THE DIRT ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE DIRT THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP AND WING WAS NOTED BY THE PIC. ALL LANDING GEAR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BUCHANAN FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HRS. TO RIO VISTA AND RETURNED TO BUCHANAN FIELD AT 1815 HRS. NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES REPORTED.