What happened
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Wind gust hit during flare. Right wing hit runway. Then left and right wheel prior stopping wrinkled wing. (-23) on may 24, 1998 at 11:50 MDT, a Mooney, M20F, N6476Q, registered to and flown by glenn alan watts on a 14 CFR part 91 flight, was involved in an accident at the Moriarty municipal airport near albuquerque, NM. The airplane made an approach to runway 26 for a landing. The right wing tip made contact with the runway approximately 1200 feet from the approach end of 26. The left main gear touched down hard, then the airplane settled to the runway on both main gear. The pilot and one passenger were uninjured. No flight plan was filed, visual meteorological conditions prevailed, along with gusty surface winds.
As the FAA filed it
WIND GUST HIT DURING FLARE. RIGHT WING HIT RUNWAY. THEN LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL PRIOR STOPPING WRINKLED WING. (-23) ON MAY 24, 1998 AT 11:50 MDT, A MOONEY, M20F, N6476Q, REGISTERED TO AND FLOWN BY GLENN ALAN WATTS ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE MORIARTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE AIRPLANE MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26 FOR A LANDING. THE RIGHT WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF 26. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN HARD, THEN THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY ON BOTH MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, ALONG WITH GUSTY SURFACE WINDS.
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