What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The cotter keyed castellated nut on torque link union bolt departed the aircraft and was not recovered at the scene.
On landing the torque link union bolt departed the torque links causing the links to separate.
Left main gear strut separated from the strut housing causing the left wing to drop on landing roll out and caused the aircraft to lose directional control. The aircraft slid off the south side of runway 27R and came to rest abeam taxiway D1.
As the FAA filed it
THE COTTER KEYED CASTELLATED NUT ON TORQUE LINK UNION BOLT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT RECOVERED AT THE SCENE.
ON LANDING THE TORQUE LINK UNION BOLT DEPARTED THE TORQUE LINKS CAUSING THE LINKS TO SEPARATE.
LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE STRUT HOUSING CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DROP ON LANDING ROLL OUT AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 27R AND CAME TO REST ABEAM TAXIWAY D1.
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