What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the take-off roll, the left main landing gear retaining bolt threads failed and allowed the wheel assembly to become detached from the main strut. The wheel remained attached to and dangled from the aircraft by a secondary strut. The pilot performed a landing on the grass runway on the single gear. During landing the wheel-less landing gear strut caught in the soft ground and the aircraft flipped coming to rest inverted. Emergency responders were on the scene immediately and removed the pilot and passenger who received minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETAINING BOLT THREADS FAILED AND ALLOWED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE MAIN STRUT. THE WHEEL REMAINED ATTACHED TO AND DANGLED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY A SECONDARY STRUT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A LANDING ON THE GRASS RUNWAY ON THE SINGLE GEAR. DURING LANDING THE WHEEL-LESS LANDING GEAR STRUT CAUGHT IN THE SOFT GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED COMING TO REST INVERTED. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WERE ON THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY AND REMOVED THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WHO RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.