What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
2023-9-6/ Pilot stated that he picked up ATIS about 13 miles out which was reporting winds at 210/9. The pilot confirmed that with foreflight the pilot continued with the approach, joined the pattern and turned final. On final for 28R he encountered a left crosswind and used a slip, left wing low and right rudder to hold centerline with minimal inputs needed, he crossed the threshold and at the numbers he pulled power to idle still holding the centerline. He began his round out and continued back pressure slowing the plane further and waiting for touchdown. The right wing tip struck the plane went back up into the air for a short distance, came down causing the prop to strike. The plane exited the left side of the runway and came to a stop in the grass.
As the FAA filed it
2023-9-6/ PILOT STATED THAT HE PICKED UP ATIS ABOUT 13 MILES OUT WHICH WAS REPORTING WINDS AT 210/9. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT WITH FOREFLIGHT THE PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE APPROACH, JOINED THE PATTERN AND TURNED FINAL. ON FINAL FOR 28R HE ENCOUNTERED A LEFT CROSSWIND AND USED A SLIP, LEFT WING LOW AND RIGHT RUDDER TO HOLD CENTERLINE WITH MINIMAL INPUTS NEEDED, HE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AND AT THE NUMBERS HE PULLED POWER TO IDLE STILL HOLDING THE CENTERLINE. HE BEGAN HIS ROUND OUT AND CONTINUED BACK PRESSURE SLOWING THE PLANE FURTHER AND WAITING FOR TOUCHDOWN. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE PLANE WENT BACK UP INTO THE AIR FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, CAME DOWN CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE. THE PLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS.
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