What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot flew standard pattern entry. Came down on final over trees, started flare, saw deer just off to left of runway. Kept some power on to avoid possible collision. In the process of doing this, the aircraft traveled farther toward the end of the 3000' strip than anticipated. Pilot applied brakes and left 50 to 60' of skid marks. Right tire of aircraft left right side of runway, which had a substantial dip to a soft shoulder. The aircraft hit the soft shoulder, causing right wing tip to make contact with the ground. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT FLEW STANDARD PATTERN ENTRY. CAME DOWN ON FINAL OVER TREES, STARTED FLARE, SAW DEER JUST OFF TO LEFT OF RUNWAY. KEPT SOME POWER ON TO AVOID POSSIBLE COLLISION. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED FARTHER TOWARD THE END OF THE 3000' STRIP THAN ANTICIPATED. PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND LEFT 50 TO 60' OF SKID MARKS. RIGHT TIRE OF AIRCRAFT LEFT RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY, WHICH HAD A SUBSTANTIAL DIP TO A SOFT SHOULDER. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SOFT SHOULDER, CAUSING RIGHT WING TIP TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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