What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 2/07/2000 at 0900 CST, a PA-44-180, N851ND operated by the university of north dakota and flown by david m. wright sustained minor damage when the left gear collapsed during takeoff at Grafton, ND. The flight instructor initiated a simulated engine failure on takeoff and retarded both mixtures when the student was hesitant on retrading throttles. Immediately thereafter the left main gear collapsed with the aircraft coming to rest on the runway centerline 180 feet later. There were no injuries to the occupants. Inspection of the aircraft indicted a fracture to the left main gear oleo srtut cylinder, causing the left main gear to collapse. The left propeller blades were also curled aft.
As the FAA filed it
ON 2/07/2000 AT 0900 CST, A PA-44-180, N851ND OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY DAVID M. WRIGHT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF AT GRAFTON, ND. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF AND RETARDED BOTH MIXTURES WHEN THE STUDENT WAS HESITANT ON RETRADING THROTTLES. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE 180 FEET LATER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICTED A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OLEO SRTUT CYLINDER, CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE LEFT PROPELLER BLADES WERE ALSO CURLED AFT.
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