What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Inspectors statement: aircraft landing gear failed during high speed taxi check. The intent was to check engine RPM @ 65 mph, not to fly. The pilot reported that one gear failed at about 75 mph and the other at about 100 mph. The aircraft struck a runway light and damaged the wing before coming to rest several yards beyond the end of r/w 30. A witness privacy data omitted agrees with the pilot that there wasn't an intent to fly. In the enclosed photographs is a picture of the landing gear support bracket. It appears to be a low strength open hearth aluminum casting. The kit mfg says that a steel replacement is a viable. Two small fragments of the support are included with the incident report. The photographs were taken by the mass aeronautics inspector privacy data omitted paragraph 33 FAA form 8020-23
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSPECTORS STATEMENT: AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR FAILED DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI CHECK. THE INTENT WAS TO CHECK ENGINE RPM @ 65 MPH, NOT TO FLY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ONE GEAR FAILED AT ABOUT 75 MPH AND THE OTHER AT ABOUT 100 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND DAMAGED THE WING BEFORE COMING TO REST SEVERAL YARDS BEYOND THE END OF R/W 30. A WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AGREES WITH THE PILOT THAT THERE WASN'T AN INTENT TO FLY. IN THE ENCLOSED PHOTOGRAPHS IS A PICTURE OF THE LANDING GEAR SUPPORT BRACKET. IT APPEARS TO BE A LOW STRENGTH OPEN HEARTH ALUMINUM CASTING. THE KIT MFG SAYS THAT A STEEL REPLACEMENT IS A VIABLE. TWO SMALL FRAGMENTS OF THE SUPPORT ARE INCLUDED WITH THE INCIDENT REPORT. THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY THE MASS AERONAUTICS INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ PARAGRAPH 33 FAA FORM 8020-23