What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Hard landing resulting in left gear collapse. Substiantial damage to left lower wing. Gear strut dug into grass strip causing aircraft to pivot on nose damaging propeller and possible engine mount. Aircraft then cantered right damaging the right upper wing leading edge.
As the FAA filed it
HARD LANDING RESULTING IN LEFT GEAR COLLAPSE. SUBSTIANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT LOWER WING. GEAR STRUT DUG INTO GRASS STRIP CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT ON NOSE DAMAGING PROPELLER AND POSSIBLE ENGINE MOUNT. AIRCRAFT THEN CANTERED RIGHT DAMAGING THE RIGHT UPPER WING LEADING EDGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.