What happened
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01/16/2024 At Hays Regional Airport, Hays, KS (hys) at approximately 11:10 am a Cessna 172 s model conducted a landing. Two private pilots on board operating as a crew. Pilot monitoring obtained weather information form the automated weather observing system (AWOS) indicating an 8-knot crosswind for runway 34 at hys. Runway 22/04 was NOTAM closed. On touchdown to runway 34 the aircrafts longitudinal axis was aligned 10 to 15 degrees left of centerline. The left main tire touched down pilots noticed the left wing coming up input left aileron to correct the wing dropping and initiate right rudder. The aircraft departed the runway into the grass. As the aircraft entered the grass the right wingtip and propeller contact the ground.
As the FAA filed it
01/16/2024 AT HAYS REGIONAL AIRPORT, HAYS, KS (HYS) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:10 AM A CESSNA 172 S MODEL CONDUCTED A LANDING. TWO PRIVATE PILOTS ON BOARD OPERATING AS A CREW. PILOT MONITORING OBTAINED WEATHER INFORMATION FORM THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM (AWOS) INDICATING AN 8-KNOT CROSSWIND FOR RUNWAY 34 AT HYS. RUNWAY 22/04 WAS NOTAM CLOSED. ON TOUCHDOWN TO RUNWAY 34 THE AIRCRAFTS LONGITUDINAL AXIS WAS ALIGNED 10 TO 15 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE TOUCHED DOWN PILOTS NOTICED THE LEFT WING COMING UP INPUT LEFT AILERON TO CORRECT THE WING DROPPING AND INITIATE RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE GRASS THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND PROPELLER CONTACT THE GROUND.
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