What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While landing on runway 28 at the Bermuda Dunes Airport, the left wingtip of the aircraft hit the ground. The aircraft rotated 180 degrees on the runway surface, damaging the propeller and shearing off the right main gear. At the time of the accident, the wind was coming from the west equal to or less than 10 knots. The pilot reported a strong gust of wind from his right (from the north). The pilot reported the aircraft configuration as gear down, flaps fully entended, at an airspeed between 50-60 miles per hour and at an altitude of 5-10 feet. Due to the aircrafts airspeed and altitude during the landing flare, the pilot reported he did not have enough time to initiate a go around.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE BERMUDA DUNES AIRPORT, THE LEFT WINGTIP OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND SHEARING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND WAS COMING FROM THE WEST EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED A STRONG GUST OF WIND FROM HIS RIGHT (FROM THE NORTH). THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION AS GEAR DOWN, FLAPS FULLY ENTENDED, AT AN AIRSPEED BETWEEN 50-60 MILES PER HOUR AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5-10 FEET. DUE TO THE AIRCRAFTS AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO INITIATE A GO AROUND.
NTSB investigation
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