What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot and single occupant of N541B, was on a VFR flight from midland, Texas (maf) to Marfa, Texas (mrf). The pilot executed a straight in approach for runway 21 at Marfa Municipal Airport(mrf). The pilot stated winds were 250 degrees 27-34 knots and conditions were very windy and turbulent. As he flared to touchdown he felt the fuselage step drag the runway and he added power to go around. The propeller tips contacted the runway as he added power. The aircraft became airborne and the pilot extended the landing gear at that time which caused additional drag. The aircraft veered to the right of the runway and the pilot continued a slow turn to the right in order to land on the approach end of runway 21. The aircraft contacted terrain approximately 100 yards to the left of runway 21. The right wing tip received damage, with substantial damage to the left wing, left main gear and nose gear. There was also substantial damage to the propeller. The pilot reported bruised ribs, but required no hospitalization.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT AND SINGLE OCCUPANT OF N541B, WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM MIDLAND, TEXAS (MAF) TO MARFA, TEXAS (MRF). THE PILOT EXECUTED A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 21 AT MARFA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT(MRF). THE PILOT STATED WINDS WERE 250 DEGREES 27-34 KNOTS AND CONDITIONS WERE VERY WINDY AND TURBULENT. AS HE FLARED TO TOUCHDOWN HE FELT THE FUSELAGE STEP DRAG THE RUNWAY AND HE ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. THE PROPELLER TIPS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AS HE ADDED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AT THAT TIME WHICH CAUSED ADDITIONAL DRAG. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT CONTINUED A SLOW TURN TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO LAND ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 21. THE RIGHT WING TIP RECEIVED DAMAGE, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR. THERE WAS ALSO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT REPORTED BRUISED RIBS, BUT REQUIRED NO HOSPITALIZATION.
NTSB investigation
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