What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The pilot made a hard landing when, about 20 feet above the ground on final approach, the wind shifted from a headwind to a direct crosswind the airplane dropped and bounced. The pilot tried to recover with full power, but the stalled wing fell and hit the ground. The airplane cartwheeled and sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. (-23) airman arrived the area and reported overflying the airport to check winds before landing. Pilot stated the wind sock indicated 21 to be the favored runway. He also observed an aircraft departing 21. Pilot stated on short final at 10 feet AGL, the wind shifted from a head wind to left crosswind. Pilot was unable to recover the aircraft and right wingtip struck the ground just to the right of the paved and aircraft began to cartwheel causing substantial damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot and one passenger. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING WHEN, ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ON FINAL APPROACH, THE WIND SHIFTED FROM A HEADWIND TO A DIRECT CROSSWIND THE AIRPLANE DROPPED AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT TRIED TO RECOVER WITH FULL POWER, BUT THE STALLED WING FELL AND HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE. (-23) AIRMAN ARRIVED THE AREA AND REPORTED OVERFLYING THE AIRPORT TO CHECK WINDS BEFORE LANDING. PILOT STATED THE WIND SOCK INDICATED 21 TO BE THE FAVORED RUNWAY. HE ALSO OBSERVED AN AIRCRAFT DEPARTING 21. PILOT STATED ON SHORT FINAL AT 10 FEET AGL, THE WIND SHIFTED FROM A HEAD WIND TO LEFT CROSSWIND. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT AND RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAVED AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CARTWHEEL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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