What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 11, 2011 at approximately 1920 hrs, the pilot was practicing take-offs and landings at the Anderson Regional Airport (and), Anderson, south carolina. The pilot stated that he was on a stabilized approach and in a no wind condition. He stated he touched down just prior to the 1000 foot marks gently on the centerline with a three point landing. The aircraft began to drift to the left and he corrected with right rudder. The aircraft the rotated to the right. He applied left rudder but was unable to stop the rotation to the right. The left main gear collapsed and the wing tip and prop hit the runway. Conditions were VMC and the runway way was dry. No mechanical failures are indicated.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 HRS, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE ANDERSON REGIONAL AIRPORT (AND), ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A STABILIZED APPROACH AND IN A NO WIND CONDITION. HE STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN JUST PRIOR TO THE 1000 FOOT MARKS GENTLY ON THE CENTERLINE WITH A THREE POINT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND HE CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT THE ROTATED TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ROTATION TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE WING TIP AND PROP HIT THE RUNWAY. CONDITIONS WERE VMC AND THE RUNWAY WAY WAS DRY. NO MECHANICAL FAILURES ARE INDICATED.
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