What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)On landing roll out, left main landing gear started to retract due to a landing gear component failure. Left main gear retracted partilly, prop. Struck runway as the gear collapsed, pulling the aircraft off the left side of the runway into soft dirt. Damage limited to (l)landing gear, (l)engine cowling, (l)wing tip, (l)propeller. All minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)ON LANDING ROLL OUT, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STARTED TO RETRACT DUE TO A LANDING GEAR COMPONENT FAILURE. LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED PARTILLY, PROP. STRUCK RUNWAY AS THE GEAR COLLAPSED, PULLING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT. DAMAGE LIMITED TO (L)LANDING GEAR, (L)ENGINE COWLING, (L)WING TIP, (L)PROPELLER. ALL MINOR DAMAGE.
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