What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was on its maiden test flight, the pilot was using runway 25R and take-off was normal, after take-off the aircraft climbed to approx 60 AGL and the engine experienced a partial power loss. The pilot nosed the aircraft over and landed on the same runway, the landing was hard and the left main gear failed at the upper trunion weld, followed by failure of the right gear leg.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS MAIDEN TEST FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS USING RUNWAY 25R AND TAKE-OFF WAS NORMAL, AFTER TAKE-OFF THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROX 60 AGL AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE PILOT NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND LANDED ON THE SAME RUNWAY, THE LANDING WAS HARD AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AT THE UPPER TRUNION WELD, FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF THE RIGHT GEAR LEG.
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