What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to the pilot, she approached for landing on runway 34 at Merrill field, Anchorage, Alaska. She stated she flared for landing too high above the runway, the airplane stalled and dropped. The right wing struck the ground before the landing gear made contact with the surface. After striking the right wing the airplane dropped onto the main landing gear, bounced and nosed down. The aircraft came to a stop off the left side of the runway and in a nose down attitude. The right wing tip was bent up approximately 2-3 feet in from the tip. The propeller blades were bent back and the right landing gear wheel was scraped.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHE APPROACHED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. SHE STATED SHE FLARED FOR LANDING TOO HIGH ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND DROPPED. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND BEFORE THE LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE. AFTER STRIKING THE RIGHT WING THE AIRPLANE DROPPED ONTO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, BOUNCED AND NOSED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS BENT UP APPROXIMATELY 2-3 FEET IN FROM THE TIP. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT BACK AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WHEEL WAS SCRAPED.
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