What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: N60BP, an amateur built experimental aricraft owned and operated by william b. taylor of wolcott, VT landed at the Franklin County State Airport in Highgate Vermont with the main landing gear partially extended. The aircraft received minor damage. The pilot, who was the only occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. According to the pilot, he was approaching the runway to land in his questair venture aircraft when he found that he could not fully extend the landing gear. After several unsuccessful attempts to extend the landing gear, the pilot elected to land with the gear partially extended. The aircraft slid off the runway into the grass after landing. The lower fuselage skin and the landing gear received minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: N60BP, AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL ARICRAFT OWNED AND OPERATED BY WILLIAM B. TAYLOR OF WOLCOTT, VT LANDED AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE AIRPORT IN HIGHGATE VERMONT WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS APPROACHING THE RUNWAY TO LAND IN HIS QUESTAIR VENTURE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE FOUND THAT HE COULD NOT FULLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AFTER LANDING. THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AND THE LANDING GEAR RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.