What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: normal flight from laughlin to Long Beach. Upon approach to 25R all normal. Slowed to land @ 60 indicated, flare of min speed, touch down 3 wheels, yoke completely back, stable on ground, then gust of wind, aircraft lifted and weather-vaned to left while maintaining forward direction with aileron or rudder. Immediately came in contact with runway with right main lightly in a left wing up position continued to drift left then felt aircraft go hard right after second impact aircraft went nose over and settled to ground on left gear and right strut. Right wheel assy. And part of the gear strut departed the aircraft due to failure of the strut breaking off approx. 18 inches from the wheel assy. The propeller tips were bent due to contact with the runway.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: NORMAL FLIGHT FROM LAUGHLIN TO LONG BEACH. UPON APPROACH TO 25R ALL NORMAL. SLOWED TO LAND @ 60 INDICATED, FLARE OF MIN SPEED, TOUCH DOWN 3 WHEELS, YOKE COMPLETELY BACK, STABLE ON GROUND, THEN GUST OF WIND, AIRCRAFT LIFTED AND WEATHER-VANED TO LEFT WHILE MAINTAINING FORWARD DIRECTION WITH AILERON OR RUDDER. IMMEDIATELY CAME IN CONTACT WITH RUNWAY WITH RIGHT MAIN LIGHTLY IN A LEFT WING UP POSITION CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT THEN FELT AIRCRAFT GO HARD RIGHT AFTER SECOND IMPACT AIRCRAFT WENT NOSE OVER AND SETTLED TO GROUND ON LEFT GEAR AND RIGHT STRUT. RIGHT WHEEL ASSY. AND PART OF THE GEAR STRUT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STRUT BREAKING OFF APPROX. 18 INCHES FROM THE WHEEL ASSY. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.
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