An ultralight aircraft was upset by a wind gust during approach at about 10 -20 ft and landed on its...

Narrative:

I was flying my ultralight aircraft in moderate mid-day conditions and light winds. After approximately 30 minutes of uneventful flying I set up to land at my home field. Normal approach and set for landing on runway 13. Everything was normal until the last 10-20 ft AGL when a strong thermal or bit of turbulence that picked up one wing so hard and so fast that I was unable to correct. The ultralight rolled over and landed on its side with me still in the aircraft.local pilots arrived immediately and assisted in securing the aircraft. I did not immediately file a NASA report since; as best I can tell; I did not deviate from any regulations or rules. When I spoke briefly with the local FAA a week ago they indicated that I might not even need to report this further. Just to clarify; this was a part 103 flight with a fully compliant ultralight. I was flying solo and for personal reasons. I have since been in contact with the FAA and they have asked to come inspect the ultralight to ensure part 103 compliance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An ultralight aircraft was upset by a wind gust during approach at about 10 -20 FT and landed on its side with pilot apparently uninjured; still in it.

Narrative: I was flying my ultralight aircraft in moderate mid-day conditions and light winds. After approximately 30 minutes of uneventful flying I set up to land at my home field. Normal approach and set for landing on Runway 13. Everything was normal until the last 10-20 FT AGL when a strong thermal or bit of turbulence that picked up one wing so hard and so fast that I was unable to correct. The ultralight rolled over and landed on its side with me still in the aircraft.Local pilots arrived immediately and assisted in securing the aircraft. I did not immediately file a NASA report since; as best I can tell; I did not deviate from any regulations or rules. When I spoke briefly with the local FAA a week ago they indicated that I might not even need to report this further. Just to clarify; this was a Part 103 flight with a fully compliant ultralight. I was flying solo and for personal reasons. I have since been in contact with the FAA and they have asked to come inspect the ultralight to ensure Part 103 compliance.

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Attributes
ACN	1195563
Time
Date	201407
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 103
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

An ultralight aircraft was upset by a wind gust during approach at about 10 -20 ft and landed on its side with pilot apparently uninjured; still in it.