What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 21, 2004, at 08:45 EDT, a Mooney M20J, N202MG, s/n 24-1630 was returning from a local flight, landing on the Venice, FL airport, r/w 22. During the landing roll, it veered off the right side of the r/w. the right main landing gear was not in the down and locked position, even though the pilot/owner/operator observed that both the green light and mechanical indicator showed the lg down and safe. The single occupant pilot was not injured and the aircraft received minor damage. It was observed by on site recovery personnel, that a foreign object (bar) was found in the right MLG strut knuckle tube. It had to be dislodged from the forward portion of the landing gear wheel area to bring the right lg out of the wheel wall. The pilot did not observe this bar during his preflight walk-around.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 21, 2004, AT 08:45 EDT, A MOONEY M20J, N202MG, S/N 24-1630 WAS RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT, LANDING ON THE VENICE, FL AIRPORT, R/W 22. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, IT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE R/W. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION, EVEN THOUGH THE PILOT/OWNER/OPERATOR OBSERVED THAT BOTH THE GREEN LIGHT AND MECHANICAL INDICATOR SHOWED THE LG DOWN AND SAFE. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. IT WAS OBSERVED BY ON SITE RECOVERY PERSONNEL, THAT A FOREIGN OBJECT (BAR) WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT MLG STRUT KNUCKLE TUBE. IT HAD TO BE DISLODGED FROM THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL AREA TO BRING THE RIGHT LG OUT OF THE WHEEL WALL. THE PILOT DID NOT OBSERVE THIS BAR DURING HIS PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND.