What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to the airman, he was attempting to land off airport. Shortly after touchdown he heard a bang and felt a jolt. He immediately applied go around power and executed a rejected landing. Once airborne he observed that his left landing gear diagonal support had failed. He flew back to the Birchwood Airport and landed his aircraft on runway 19R. As the aircraft decelerated the left wing slowly dropped striking the ground, as the aircraft came to a stop the aircraft pitched over on its nose coming to rest on its lower cowling and the left wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND OFF AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE HEARD A BANG AND FELT A JOLT. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED GO AROUND POWER AND EXECUTED A REJECTED LANDING. ONCE AIRBORNE HE OBSERVED THAT HIS LEFT LANDING GEAR DIAGONAL SUPPORT HAD FAILED. HE FLEW BACK TO THE BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT AND LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 19R. AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED THE LEFT WING SLOWLY DROPPED STRIKING THE GROUND, AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED OVER ON ITS NOSE COMING TO REST ON ITS LOWER COWLING AND THE LEFT WING TIP.
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