What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Departed as a group of three (C172 and a cherokee) from keul at 13:45Z, direct to alvord desert dry lake, then plan to E85, return to keul. Approached the typical landing area near alvord hot springs from the north east descending from 6,000', to 4,500' in front of accompanying aircraft. Observed the landing area 2 times, checking winds from auto dust from traffic on the dry, flat, firm lake bed. No wind observed. Third observation area was made upon entering a downwind, base and final after observing accompanying planes land in same area prior to N3267S landing third. A normal straight approach was made using full flaps and pulling back to idle just before touchdown. On roll out, the left wing began to settle. Applied left rudder to "turn into" the dipped left wing, applied right aileron hoping that would correct the wing descent, but to no avail. Right wing touched ground, next the prop struck the ground and the plane very soon came a stop. The plane did tip up from the rear just before settling to a stop which is assume due to the nose wheel collapse and rolling under the aircraft. Pilot does not recall any abnormal noises other than when the prop struck the ground. Nose wheel and left main (separated from aircraft) were found under right rear fuselage just behind right wing.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED AS A GROUP OF THREE (C172 AND A CHEROKEE) FROM KEUL AT 13:45Z, DIRECT TO ALVORD DESERT DRY LAKE, THEN PLAN TO E85, RETURN TO KEUL. APPROACHED THE TYPICAL LANDING AREA NEAR ALVORD HOT SPRINGS FROM THE NORTH EAST DESCENDING FROM 6,000', TO 4,500' IN FRONT OF ACCOMPANYING AIRCRAFT. OBSERVED THE LANDING AREA 2 TIMES, CHECKING WINDS FROM AUTO DUST FROM TRAFFIC ON THE DRY, FLAT, FIRM LAKE BED. NO WIND OBSERVED. THIRD OBSERVATION AREA WAS MADE UPON ENTERING A DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL AFTER OBSERVING ACCOMPANYING PLANES LAND IN SAME AREA PRIOR TO N3267S LANDING THIRD. A NORMAL STRAIGHT APPROACH WAS MADE USING FULL FLAPS AND PULLING BACK TO IDLE JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. ON ROLL OUT, THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO SETTLE. APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO "TURN INTO" THE DIPPED LEFT WING, APPLIED RIGHT AILERON HOPING THAT WOULD CORRECT THE WING DESCENT, BUT TO NO AVAIL. RIGHT WING TOUCHED GROUND, NEXT THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE PLANE VERY SOON CAME A STOP. THE PLANE DID TIP UP FROM THE REAR JUST BEFORE SETTLING TO A STOP WHICH IS ASSUME DUE TO THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSE AND ROLLING UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT DOES NOT RECALL ANY ABNORMAL NOISES OTHER THAN WHEN THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. NOSE WHEEL AND LEFT MAIN (SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT) WERE FOUND UNDER RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE JUST BEHIND RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
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