What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On January 3, 2002, about 0446 central standard time, a Boeing 747-200 airplane, french registration fgcbg, was substantially damaged following a wing landing gear collapse while landing on runway 15L at the Houston Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas. The cargo configured airplane was registered to and operated by air france. The flight crew (captain, first officer, and flight engineer) were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 129 international cargo flight that originated from Mexico city at 0245. After touchdown and rollout, the airplane exited the runway onto a high-speed taxiway. The captain, noticing the airplane was "dragging," applied power with minimal aircraft movement. Further inspection by maintenance personnel revealed that the right wing landing gear had collapsed. The trunnion was found protruding upward through the wing. (-23) acft landed on rwy 15L and shortly after clearing the rwy, on taxiway wl, the crew reported problems and requested assistance. Observation by ai rport operation personnel revealed that the right outboard main landing gear was partially extended and had leaked hydraulic fluid. Permission was given to move acft to the air france cargo ramp. FAA asis inspected the acft and found that the right outboard main landing gear aft trunnion broke and separated at bearing area and the whole assembly protruded through the wing and additionally damaged the landing gear beam and surrounding structure. This resulted in damage to the hydraulic (brakes) lines and loss of fluid from the number 4 system. Discoloration at the brake area seems to indicate that a previous crack existed from the bolt hole at the 9 o'clock position couter-clockwise to the 5:30 position. Acft had a previous hard landing on 08/13/99. Acft had 811124 hours and 15985 cycles. This gear was replaced 12/27/94 and had accumulated 5416 landings. Last c'check was completed 02/98 and d'check 09/00.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 3, 2002, ABOUT 0446 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BOEING 747-200 AIRPLANE, FRENCH REGISTRATION FGCBG, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A WING LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 15L AT THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE CARGO CONFIGURED AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AIR FRANCE. THE FLIGHT CREW (CAPTAIN, FIRST OFFICER, AND FLIGHT ENGINEER) WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 129 INTERNATIONAL CARGO FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM MEXICO CITY AT 0245. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY ONTO A HIGH-SPEED TAXIWAY. THE CAPTAIN, NOTICING THE AIRPLANE WAS "DRAGGING," APPLIED POWER WITH MINIMAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT. FURTHER INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. THE TRUNNION WAS FOUND PROTRUDING UPWARD THROUGH THE WING. (-23) ACFT LANDED ON RWY 15L AND SHORTLY AFTER CLEARING THE RWY, ON TAXIWAY WL, THE CREW REPORTED PROBLEMS AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. OBSERVATION BY AI RPORT OPERATION PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT OUTBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND HAD LEAKED HYDRAULIC FLUID. PERMISSION WAS GIVEN TO MOVE ACFT TO THE AIR FRANCE CARGO RAMP. FAA ASIS INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT OUTBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR AFT TRUNNION BROKE AND SEPARATED AT BEARING AREA AND THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY PROTRUDED THROUGH THE WING AND ADDITIONALLY DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR BEAM AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE HYDRAULIC (BRAKES) LINES AND LOSS OF FLUID FROM THE NUMBER 4 SYSTEM. DISCOLORATION AT THE BRAKE AREA SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT A PREVIOUS CRACK EXISTED FROM THE BOLT HOLE AT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION COUTER-CLOCKWISE TO THE 5:30 POSITION. ACFT HAD A PREVIOUS HARD LANDING ON 08/13/99. ACFT HAD 811124 HOURS AND 15985 CYCLES. THIS GEAR WAS REPLACED 12/27/94 AND HAD ACCUMULATED 5416 LANDINGS. LAST C'CHECK WAS COMPLETED 02/98 AND D'CHECK 09/00.