Small aircraft encounters crosswind during landing. Aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	268438
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 124 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	268438
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The wind was reported from the south at 15-25 mph at the syracuse airport. The active runway was stated to be 28. I entered landing pattern and was crabbed into the wind. The landing approach was uneventful until transitioning from crab to runway alignment and flare for touchdown. A strong gust of wind raised the aircraft left wing and tail causing right wing tip and propeller tips to contact ground. Recovery was made and rollout and taxi to ramp were completed. In retrospect I wish that runway 14 had been offered, also that I had been more assertive in my radio contact to request runway 14. My experience level didn't dictate this at that time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ENCOUNTERS XWIND DURING LNDG. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: THE WIND WAS RPTED FROM THE SOUTH AT 15-25 MPH AT THE SYRACUSE ARPT. THE ACTIVE RWY WAS STATED TO BE 28. I ENTERED LNDG PATTERN AND WAS CRABBED INTO THE WIND. THE LNDG APCH WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL TRANSITIONING FROM CRAB TO RWY ALIGNMENT AND FLARE FOR TOUCHDOWN. A STRONG GUST OF WIND RAISED THE ACFT L WING AND TAIL CAUSING R WING TIP AND PROP TIPS TO CONTACT GND. RECOVERY WAS MADE AND ROLLOUT AND TAXI TO RAMP WERE COMPLETED. IN RETROSPECT I WISH THAT RWY 14 HAD BEEN OFFERED, ALSO THAT I HAD BEEN MORE ASSERTIVE IN MY RADIO CONTACT TO REQUEST RWY 14. MY EXPERIENCE LEVEL DIDN'T DICTATE THIS AT THAT TIME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.