What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left main gear collapsed landing due corrosion prevented lock down. No aural horn. Gear visible from cockpit. (-23) aircraft landed runway 18L at @ 1256. Aircraft slowed to taxi speed. The pilot noticed the aircraft leaning to its left side and applied power to prevent prop and engine damage. As the pilot attempted to taxi to the left off runway 18L the gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest in the grass on taxiway. Damage to the aircraft is substantial due to the left horizontal stabilizer and elevator being bent and the left main landing gear damaged. No injuries or fire was reported.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING DUE CORROSION PREVENTED LOCK DOWN. NO AURAL HORN. GEAR VISIBLE FROM COCKPIT. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 18L AT @ 1256. AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO TAXI SPEED. THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT LEANING TO ITS LEFT SIDE AND APPLIED POWER TO PREVENT PROP AND ENGINE DAMAGE. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI TO THE LEFT OFF RUNWAY 18L THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ON TAXIWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS SUBSTANTIAL DUE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR BEING BENT AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DAMAGED. NO INJURIES OR FIRE WAS REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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