What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After major radio and instrument upgrade, owner/privacy data omitted was informed that the aircraft was complete and ready for pick up. Pilot performed preflight and checked weather, VMC conditons. During descent into vny, the pilot side control yoke shaft came off it's attachment behind the instrument panel with pilot loosing control of both ailerons and elevators. Pilot physically moved to the co-pilot position and continued to fly the aircraft. Communication was hindered due to the headset still connected to the pilot side, landing at vny was rough, aircraft sustained minor damage to the left landing gear door. The next day upon entry to the aircraft privacy data omittedpilot found control yoke shaft attachment bolt on the floor of the cabin, a second nut and bolt was also found still attached but left loose. Avionics shop came out and resecured pilot side control yoke shaft hardware.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER MAJOR RADIO AND INSTRUMENT UPGRADE, OWNER/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETE AND READY FOR PICK UP. PILOT PERFORMED PREFLIGHT AND CHECKED WEATHER, VMC CONDITONS. DURING DESCENT INTO VNY, THE PILOT SIDE CONTROL YOKE SHAFT CAME OFF IT'S ATTACHMENT BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH PILOT LOOSING CONTROL OF BOTH AILERONS AND ELEVATORS. PILOT PHYSICALLY MOVED TO THE CO-PILOT POSITION AND CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. COMMUNICATION WAS HINDERED DUE TO THE HEADSET STILL CONNECTED TO THE PILOT SIDE, LANDING AT VNY WAS ROUGH, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR. THE NEXT DAY UPON ENTRY TO THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT FOUND CONTROL YOKE SHAFT ATTACHMENT BOLT ON THE FLOOR OF THE CABIN, A SECOND NUT AND BOLT WAS ALSO FOUND STILL ATTACHED BUT LEFT LOOSE. AVIONICS SHOP CAME OUT AND RESECURED PILOT SIDE CONTROL YOKE SHAFT HARDWARE.