GA small aircraft caught by crosswind gust on landing caused near gear collapse.

Attributes
ACN	86774
Time
Date	198805
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : srr
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 705 flight time type : 424
ASRS Report	86774
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared to land runway 24. Landed and was on landing rollout when a very strong gust of wind at about 190 or 200 degrees lifted the left wing against full left aileron causing the plane to nose into the runway causing the nose gear to fail. This failure caused extensive damage to the plane from the firewall forward. No other part of the plane touched the ground, except the tip of the right wing. No damage. Under the existing conditions, nothing could have been done to prevent this event from occurring. As determined by the FAA this was an incident, not an accident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA CAUGHT BY CROSSWIND GUST ON LNDG CAUSED NEAR GEAR COLLAPSE.

Narrative: CLRED TO LAND RWY 24. LANDED AND WAS ON LNDG ROLLOUT WHEN A VERY STRONG GUST OF WIND AT ABOUT 190 OR 200 DEGS LIFTED THE LEFT WING AGAINST FULL LEFT AILERON CAUSING THE PLANE TO NOSE INTO THE RWY CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL. THIS FAILURE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE PLANE FROM THE FIREWALL FORWARD. NO OTHER PART OF THE PLANE TOUCHED THE GND, EXCEPT THE TIP OF THE RIGHT WING. NO DAMAGE. UNDER THE EXISTING CONDITIONS, NOTHING COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS EVENT FROM OCCURRING. AS DETERMINED BY THE FAA THIS WAS AN INCIDENT, NOT AN ACCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.