What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07/25/2023 privacy data omitted was conducting flight operations at bpt. After a touch and go the pilot in command noticed a white puff of smoke out the left window and decided to terminate the flight and land the aircraft. PIC noticed that on touch down the left wing continued to dip until the left main landing gear strut housing contacted the runway. The PIC maintained control of the aircraft until is stopped on the runway. When emergency personnel arrived the aircraft was resting the left main landing gear strut housing but the wheel, strut, and brake assembly was missing. Missing parts landed in a driveway 1 mile north east of bpt and were recovered. Upon inspection it was determined by FAA investigators that the left hand main landing gear strut housing attachment point where it connects to the torque links had failed.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/25/2023 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT BPT. AFTER A TOUCH AND GO THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOTICED A WHITE PUFF OF SMOKE OUT THE LEFT WINDOW AND DECIDED TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT. PIC NOTICED THAT ON TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT WING CONTINUED TO DIP UNTIL THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT HOUSING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PIC MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL IS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. WHEN EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARRIVED THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT HOUSING BUT THE WHEEL, STRUT, AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING. MISSING PARTS LANDED IN A DRIVEWAY 1 MILE NORTH EAST OF BPT AND WERE RECOVERED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED BY FAA INVESTIGATORS THAT THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT HOUSING ATTACHMENT POINT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TORQUE LINKS HAD FAILED.