What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The pilot reported the left main gear collapsed during the takeoff roll at an airspeed of 60 to 70 knots. The airplane came to rest off the left side of the runway. Inspection of the airplane revealed the left main and nose gears were retracted. Post accident testing of the landing gear failed to reveal any failure/malfunction of the gear system. (-23) pilot, on t.o. roll, prematurely retracted landing gear. A/c settled back down on rwy. A/c sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT AN AIRSPEED OF 60 TO 70 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEARS WERE RETRACTED. POST ACCIDENT TESTING OF THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE GEAR SYSTEM. (-23) PILOT, ON T.O. ROLL, PREMATURELY RETRACTED LANDING GEAR. A/C SETTLED BACK DOWN ON RWY. A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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