What happened to the statue of Dagon after the ark was placed beside it?

Answer: It fell facedown before the ark

Two mornings in a row Dagon was found fallen before the ark. The second time its head and hands were broken off.

“When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.”— 1 Samuel 5:3 (BSB)