What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on August 27, 1996, aircraft was in right pattern to runway 16 at Arlington Municipal Airport. On base leg to final, another aircraft entered the pattern and cut off the Bellanca. Pilot of Bellanca decided to go left to grass strip adjacent to runway 16 and land on grass. He was not aware of intersecting taxiway and dip in the grass strip at taxiway. He powered up aircraft for go around, but main wheels struck knoll in grass strip across from taxiway. Aircraft made successful takeoff, pilot cycled landing gear and flaps up, gear and flaps came up with normal indications. Pilot made go around, extended gear, gear came down with normal indications. He lined up on runway 16 again and made a successful landing. On landing roll out, when brakes were applied, aircraft leaned and rotated left. When aircraft came to a stop on the runway, pilot noticed left main wheel assembly and lower strut had broken off. Aircraft was removed from runway and placed in hangar A14. Inspection of the aircraft revealed both landing gear struts were bent outboard and the left lower strut was broken off all damage to aircraft appeared to be confined to landing gear. During investigation it was discovered that there was no aircraft registration or airworthiness certificate, and the owner did not know where they were.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 27, 1996, AIRCRAFT WAS IN RIGHT PATTERN TO RUNWAY 16 AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ON BASE LEG TO FINAL, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE PATTERN AND CUT OFF THE BELLANCA. PILOT OF BELLANCA DECIDED TO GO LEFT TO GRASS STRIP ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 16 AND LAND ON GRASS. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF INTERSECTING TAXIWAY AND DIP IN THE GRASS STRIP AT TAXIWAY. HE POWERED UP AIRCRAFT FOR GO AROUND, BUT MAIN WHEELS STRUCK KNOLL IN GRASS STRIP ACROSS FROM TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT MADE SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF, PILOT CYCLED LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS UP, GEAR AND FLAPS CAME UP WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. PILOT MADE GO AROUND, EXTENDED GEAR, GEAR CAME DOWN WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. HE LINED UP ON RUNWAY 16 AGAIN AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. ON LANDING ROLL OUT, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AIRCRAFT LEANED AND ROTATED LEFT. WHEN AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, PILOT NOTICED LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND LOWER STRUT HAD BROKEN OFF. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM RUNWAY AND PLACED IN HANGAR A14. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED BOTH LANDING GEAR STRUTS WERE BENT OUTBOARD AND THE LEFT LOWER STRUT WAS BROKEN OFF ALL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE CONFINED TO LANDING GEAR. DURING INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION OR AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, AND THE OWNER DID NOT KNOW WHERE THEY WERE.
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