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Acft was cleared to land but elected to gor around, ran off rwy into the infield grass, Beverly, MA. (.4)the pilot reported that as she flared the airplane for landing on runway 34, a gust of wind turned the airplane 30 degrees to the left. She stated that she immediately added full power to go around, but the airplane continued to drift left. At midfield, according to the pilot, nothing looked right; and still unable to control the airplane, she pulled the power off and attempted to land in a field adjacent to the runway. The pilot indicated that events happened so quickly, she did not remember the left wing contacting the ground. The wind was reported to be from 320 degrees at 12 knots. The pilot reported that she did not have any mechanical problems with the airplane. An FAA inspector reported that the airplane traveled 550 feet from the runway before coming to a stop in an upright position. The inspector reported that the left wing contacted the ground, leaving the outboard 16 inches of the wing bent up, and the aileron bent down. Further examination of the wing revealed damage to the trailing edge spar. (-23) operator of the aircraft lost directional control of the aircraft in flight during landing. Witness says aircraft ballooned on landing and that power was applied then removed while the a/c was traveling at 900 to the r/w. operators doesn't recall ballooning at the same point the a/c was in the air before striking wing on ground.