What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Acft had just received a rebuilt engine. An engine runup was performed. An oil leak was observed at the transfer collar area. Four each oil seal rings were replaced. Another engine runup was performed. No problems noted. Pilot took off from runway 27R at see. Pilot executed an immediate right turn. At that time oil blew all over the windshield. Pilot contacted tower who gave clearance for an immediate landing on runway 17. At this time the acft had very little power. Acft made a high fast approach. Pilot could only see field from a small 6 inch area on right hand side of windshield. Pilot executed a hard landing, bounced and came down hard on right hand gear. At that time the pilot realized the r/h main gear was gone. Acft had slid off runway. Light damage occurred to the r/h wing tip. Investigation revealed that when maintenance was performed in the transfer collar area, the IA privacy data omitted who performed the maintenance did not remove the old nose seal out of the engine. privacy data omitted Discovered this when he performed the teardown inspection. He contacted the san FSDO once this was determined. privacy data omitted Was counseled on this matter and has made restitution to the acft owner.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACFT HAD JUST RECEIVED A REBUILT ENGINE. AN ENGINE RUNUP WAS PERFORMED. AN OIL LEAK WAS OBSERVED AT THE TRANSFER COLLAR AREA. FOUR EACH OIL SEAL RINGS WERE REPLACED. ANOTHER ENGINE RUNUP WAS PERFORMED. NO PROBLEMS NOTED. PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 27R AT SEE. PILOT EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN. AT THAT TIME OIL BLEW ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD. PILOT CONTACTED TOWER WHO GAVE CLEARANCE FOR AN IMMEDIATE LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. AT THIS TIME THE ACFT HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. ACFT MADE A HIGH FAST APPROACH. PILOT COULD ONLY SEE FIELD FROM A SMALL 6 INCH AREA ON RIGHT HAND SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. PILOT EXECUTED A HARD LANDING, BOUNCED AND CAME DOWN HARD ON RIGHT HAND GEAR. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT REALIZED THE R/H MAIN GEAR WAS GONE. ACFT HAD SLID OFF RUNWAY. LIGHT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE R/H WING TIP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED IN THE TRANSFER COLLAR AREA, THE IA ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WHO PERFORMED THE MAINTENANCE DID NOT REMOVE THE OLD NOSE SEAL OUT OF THE ENGINE. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DISCOVERED THIS WHEN HE PERFORMED THE TEARDOWN INSPECTION. HE CONTACTED THE SAN FSDO ONCE THIS WAS DETERMINED. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS COUNSELED ON THIS MATTER AND HAS MADE RESTITUTION TO THE ACFT OWNER.