What happened
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Porpoised landing. Exited runway. Struck trees. Low confidence level in crosswind landings. (-23) pilot reported previous trouble at menomonie, Wisconsin and desired to return to Boyceville. He stated the wind direction changed 80 degrees. On landing he porpoised and departed the right side of runway 04 and contacted trees. Substantial damage to both wing outboard spar sections. The nose landing gear is slightly bent to the right. Major damage was done to the left stabilator and spar. Several skin panels of the empennage revealed buckling. No injuries, no fire and the ELT did not sound. Pilot reported no malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
PORPOISED LANDING. EXITED RUNWAY. STRUCK TREES. LOW CONFIDENCE LEVEL IN CROSSWIND LANDINGS. (-23) PILOT REPORTED PREVIOUS TROUBLE AT MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN AND DESIRED TO RETURN TO BOYCEVILLE. HE STATED THE WIND DIRECTION CHANGED 80 DEGREES. ON LANDING HE PORPOISED AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 04 AND CONTACTED TREES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WING OUTBOARD SPAR SECTIONS. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IS SLIGHTLY BENT TO THE RIGHT. MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LEFT STABILATOR AND SPAR. SEVERAL SKIN PANELS OF THE EMPENNAGE REVEALED BUCKLING. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE AND THE ELT DID NOT SOUND. PILOT REPORTED NO MALFUNCTION.
NTSB investigation
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