What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During landing as the pilot eliminated the crab into the wind and was establishing a slip a large gust lifted the right wing causing the left wing to strike the ground 20-25 feet east of the runway. Damage to the left wing tip, right wing leading edge and wrinkles to the top and bottom skins. The engine structurally severed from the keel section. Engine mounts broken and prop bent. Forward fuselage was buckled and approximately the aft 12 inches of the fuselage was damaged. The windshield and left forward side window were broken.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING AS THE PILOT ELIMINATED THE CRAB INTO THE WIND AND WAS ESTABLISHING A SLIP A LARGE GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND 20-25 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND WRINKLES TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM SKINS. THE ENGINE STRUCTURALLY SEVERED FROM THE KEEL SECTION. ENGINE MOUNTS BROKEN AND PROP BENT. FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AND APPROXIMATELY THE AFT 12 INCHES OF THE FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED. THE WINDSHIELD AND LEFT FORWARD SIDE WINDOW WERE BROKEN.
NTSB investigation
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