What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 4-6-97, 1836 PDT, at Sunriver, Oregon airport, aircraft N285N, Cessna 421 touched down and the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft went off left (east side) side of the runway. Weather was not a factor. Minor damage and no injuries. April 18, 1997, inspector stephen smith inspected aircraft N285N. He found that the reason for the left main landing gear collapse was the failure of the side brace lock bellcrank assembly. The forward ear for attaching the left hand bellcrank assembly to the left hand cylinder/trunnion assembly was broken off. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 4-6-97, 1836 PDT, AT SUNRIVER, OREGON AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT N285N, CESSNA 421 TOUCHED DOWN AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF LEFT (EAST SIDE) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. APRIL 18, 1997, INSPECTOR STEPHEN SMITH INSPECTED AIRCRAFT N285N. HE FOUND THAT THE REASON FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SIDE BRACE LOCK BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY. THE FORWARD EAR FOR ATTACHING THE LEFT HAND BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY TO THE LEFT HAND CYLINDER/TRUNNION ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN OFF. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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