What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 27 2020 around 0922 EST, departing from spruce creek (7FL6) in a flight four aircraft. Upon initial gear retraction the left gear failed to retract. Other aircraft in the flight confirmed gear malfunction it was decided to land at new Smyrna beach (evb) it since better suited for emergency situations. After depleting fuel to a safe level pilot declared an emergency into evb. Pilot landed with nose and right landing gear extended. After touch down left gear failed completely veer off the left side of the runway departing the runway hitting a runway light which cause a dent in the outboard leading edge left wing also left landing gear door had minor damage. Aircraft was recovered from the grass inspected by the pilot privacy data omitted and landing gear made safe by locking in the down position. Pilot privacy data omitted decided fly it back to spruce creek (7FL6) safely landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 27 2020 AROUND 0922 EST, DEPARTING FROM SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6) IN A FLIGHT FOUR AIRCRAFT. UPON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION THE LEFT GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE FLIGHT CONFIRMED GEAR MALFUNCTION IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH (EVB) IT SINCE BETTER SUITED FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AFTER DEPLETING FUEL TO A SAFE LEVEL PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INTO EVB. PILOT LANDED WITH NOSE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. AFTER TOUCH DOWN LEFT GEAR FAILED COMPLETELY VEER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DEPARTING THE RUNWAY HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT WHICH CAUSE A DENT IN THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE LEFT WING ALSO LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR HAD MINOR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE GRASS INSPECTED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND LANDING GEAR MADE SAFE BY LOCKING IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED FLY IT BACK TO SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6) SAFELY LANDING.