What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated that the right landing gear collapsed during take-off from a dirt strip. He said that the aircraft had a full load of product for aerial application and that there was a light crosswind. After the gear collapsed, he lost directional control and the aircraft veered off into a drainage ditch that runs along the right side of the dirt strip. The aircraft went nose-down into the ditch, damaging the propeller and engine. Other than the right landing gear, the airframe only sustained minor damage. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKE-OFF FROM A DIRT STRIP. HE SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A FULL LOAD OF PRODUCT FOR AERIAL APPLICATION AND THAT THERE WAS A LIGHT CROSSWIND. AFTER THE GEAR COLLAPSED, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH THAT RUNS ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DIRT STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT WENT NOSE-DOWN INTO THE DITCH, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE. OTHER THAN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, THE AIRFRAME ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
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