What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
-Pilot stated being on cross country trip from austin, Texas to seattle, Washington. The pilot overnighted in Sidney Nebraska.
-Pilot had aircraft serviced and departed runway 31 without incident.
-Pilot reported executing multiple satisfactory 3 point landings on runway 31.
-Pilot continued to practice by executing several wheel landings on runway 31.
-On final wheel landing pass, the pilot experienced a light bounce with a crunch sound and initiated a go around.
-On departure, pilot noted the right main gear leg was missing from the aircraft.
-Local FBO personnel noticed the landing gear leg on the runway and retrieved it.
-Local FBO notified emergency personnel to stand by.
-Pilot executed a 3 point landing in grass adjacent to runway 31 and held the right wing up until airspeed slowed enough to allow it to touch ground.
As the FAA filed it
-PILOT STATED BEING ON CROSS COUNTRY TRIP FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT OVERNIGHTED IN SIDNEY NEBRASKA.
-PILOT HAD AIRCRAFT SERVICED AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 WITHOUT INCIDENT.
-PILOT REPORTED EXECUTING MULTIPLE SATISFACTORY 3 POINT LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 31.
-PILOT CONTINUED TO PRACTICE BY EXECUTING SEVERAL WHEEL LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 31.
-ON FINAL WHEEL LANDING PASS, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LIGHT BOUNCE WITH A CRUNCH SOUND AND INITIATED A GO AROUND.
-ON DEPARTURE, PILOT NOTED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG WAS MISSING FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
-LOCAL FBO PERSONNEL NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR LEG ON THE RUNWAY AND RETRIEVED IT.
-LOCAL FBO NOTIFIED EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO STAND BY.
-PILOT EXECUTED A 3 POINT LANDING IN GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 31 AND HELD THE RIGHT WING UP UNTIL AIRSPEED SLOWED ENOUGH TO ALLOW IT TO TOUCH GROUND.
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