What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 1500 local 29 June, 2003, aircraft N2741C sustained substantial damage while landing at Culpeper airport (cjr), Culpeper Virginia. The pilot stated he touched down attempting to make a three point landing and rebounded into the air. The right wing lifted from a wind gust and power application resulting in the left wing tip contacting the runway. The aircraft was over corrected, touching down hard and collapsing the right gear strut. The right wing and elevator then impacted the ground. The right wing was disjointed from the fuselage at the wing root and the right landing gear strut buckled underneath the aircraft. The pilot and two passengers were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1500 LOCAL 29 JUNE, 2003, AIRCRAFT N2741C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT CULPEPER AIRPORT (CJR), CULPEPER VIRGINIA. THE PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A THREE POINT LANDING AND REBOUNDED INTO THE AIR. THE RIGHT WING LIFTED FROM A WIND GUST AND POWER APPLICATION RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER CORRECTED, TOUCHING DOWN HARD AND COLLAPSING THE RIGHT GEAR STRUT. THE RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING WAS DISJOINTED FROM THE FUSELAGE AT THE WING ROOT AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT BUCKLED UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
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