What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 21, 2010 at approximately 1230, aircraft N68CL impacted a snow bank at the approach end of runway 36 at Indianapolis Executive Airport. Upon impact with the snowbank, a centering link on left main landing gear broke allowing the left tire assembly to rotate aft. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway with minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot. Ground personnel were able to straighten the left main gear axle assembly and physically lock the tire assembly in a normal configuration allowing ground personnel to tow the aircraft to the hangar. The pilot did not report the incident to the FAA. An inspector with the FAA was at the airport 0N 02/26/2010 conducting activities unrelated to this event and was informed of the incident, initiating an investigation.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 21, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230, AIRCRAFT N68CL IMPACTED A SNOW BANK AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 36 AT INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. UPON IMPACT WITH THE SNOWBANK, A CENTERING LINK ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE ALLOWING THE LEFT TIRE ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE AFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. GROUND PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AXLE ASSEMBLY AND PHYSICALLY LOCK THE TIRE ASSEMBLY IN A NORMAL CONFIGURATION ALLOWING GROUND PERSONNEL TO TOW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGAR. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT TO THE FAA. AN INSPECTOR WITH THE FAA WAS AT THE AIRPORT 0N 02/26/2010 CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THIS EVENT AND WAS INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT, INITIATING AN INVESTIGATION.
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