A C182 was damaged when the pilot lost control of the aircraft during a flare when caught by a sudde...

Attributes
ACN	508590
Time
Date	200104
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tol.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 16145 flight time type : 335
ASRS Report	508590
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Aircraft Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

On apr/wed/01 I was attempting a landing at ZZZ. The wind was right crosswind. I was flying a C182N, with a STOL kit installed. Flew normal pattern. On final approach, as I initiated the flare for landing, the aircraft was buffeted by a strong gust from the left that threw the aircraft to the right, where the right wing engaged a tree and the wheels touched down on the right side of the runway at the same time. Aircraft received substantial damage. Neither pilot nor passenger were injured. No injuries to anyone and no noticeable damage to property, except to my pride after over 4 decades of accident-free flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE PLT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING A FLARE WHEN CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN GUST FROM THE L.

Narrative: ON APR/WED/01 I WAS ATTEMPTING A LNDG AT ZZZ. THE WIND WAS R CROSSWIND. I WAS FLYING A C182N, WITH A STOL KIT INSTALLED. FLEW NORMAL PATTERN. ON FINAL APCH, AS I INITIATED THE FLARE FOR LNDG, THE ACFT WAS BUFFETED BY A STRONG GUST FROM THE L THAT THREW THE ACFT TO THE R, WHERE THE R WING ENGAGED A TREE AND THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN ON THE R SIDE OF THE RWY AT THE SAME TIME. ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NEITHER PLT NOR PAX WERE INJURED. NO INJURIES TO ANYONE AND NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, EXCEPT TO MY PRIDE AFTER OVER 4 DECADES OF ACCIDENT-FREE FLYING.

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.

A C182 was damaged when the pilot lost control of the aircraft during a flare when caught by a sudden gust from the left.