What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
From the perspective of the pilot in command: first actual test flight. Flight was uneventful and flew for about 7-8 minutes. Remote pilot flew it visually within sight. Uneventful but when coming in to land, aircraft was probably faster than it needed to be. After touchdown it bounced up 3-4' off the runway, settled down onto the runway, we believe that trailing link on the nose wheel broke at this point which caused the nose to settle. Applied brakes to slow aircraft, aircraft turned left about a 45 degree turn and then straightened out. Exited the runway and impacted the taxiway golf sign. Airplane spun, damaged leading edge of wing, and broke mount of left landing gear. No fire, no injury, no other damage. Airplane weighs about 95 lbs.
As the FAA filed it
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND: FIRST ACTUAL TEST FLIGHT. FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND FLEW FOR ABOUT 7-8 MINUTES. REMOTE PILOT FLEW IT VISUALLY WITHIN SIGHT. UNEVENTFUL BUT WHEN COMING IN TO LAND, AIRCRAFT WAS PROBABLY FASTER THAN IT NEEDED TO BE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN IT BOUNCED UP 3-4' OFF THE RUNWAY, SETTLED DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY, WE BELIEVE THAT TRAILING LINK ON THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE AT THIS POINT WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE TO SETTLE. APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE TURN AND THEN STRAIGHTENED OUT. EXITED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE TAXIWAY GOLF SIGN. AIRPLANE SPUN, DAMAGED LEADING EDGE OF WING, AND BROKE MOUNT OF LEFT LANDING GEAR. NO FIRE, NO INJURY, NO OTHER DAMAGE. AIRPLANE WEIGHS ABOUT 95 LBS.