What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was loaded with 2000 pounds of dry rice and was proceeding to taxi onto the runway for takeoff, taxied through several small potholes and the right main landing gear assembly (casting) broke just outboard of the fuselage attachment fitting. The propeller struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH 2000 POUNDS OF DRY RICE AND WAS PROCEEDING TO TAXI ONTO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF, TAXIED THROUGH SEVERAL SMALL POTHOLES AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY (CASTING) BROKE JUST OUTBOARD OF THE FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT FITTING. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.
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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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