A maule pilot experiences propeller damage during landing when a wind gust causes loss of directiona...

Attributes
ACN	853243
Time
Date	200909
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	M-7
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 620 Flight Crew Type 45
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Upon flare for landing; a wind gust turned the plane sideways and directional control was lost. Before exiting the runway; the propeller struck the runway. No other damage was evident except for bent propeller tips.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Maule pilot experiences propeller damage during landing when a wind gust causes loss of directional control.

Narrative: Upon flare for landing; a wind gust turned the plane sideways and directional control was lost. Before exiting the runway; the propeller struck the runway. No other damage was evident except for bent propeller tips.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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 maule pilot experiences propeller damage during landing when a wind gust causes loss of directional control.