What happened
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Pilot contacted UNICOM when approximately five miles from airport for landing information, UNICOM relayed to the pilot that the winds were gusty, but did not give any velocity. According to a witness the wind was approximately 15 mph and variable in regard to direction. The pilot stated that during the approach to runway 32 it was bumpy and turbulent. At approximately 100-200 feet AGL he had to add power to compensate for a downdraft. The pilot stated he touched down approximately 600 from the threshold of the 2700 foot long runway. During his intial decleration he was shseltered from the wind by a steep hillside on his right. After the aircraft rolled beyond the sheltered area a gust of wind from the north-northeast (to the right of the aircraft) caught the aircraft and turned it to the right. The pilot estimated the aircraft was traveling at approximately 20 mph. The pilot tried to correct for the right turn to no avial. The aircraft plummeted down an embankment onto the golf course. Prior the coming to a stop the right landing gear broke off and the propeller was damaged when it struck the ground. There was no other apparent damage and no injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT CONTACTED UNICOM WHEN APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES FROM AIRPORT FOR LANDING INFORMATION, UNICOM RELAYED TO THE PILOT THAT THE WINDS WERE GUSTY, BUT DID NOT GIVE ANY VELOCITY. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS THE WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND VARIABLE IN REGARD TO DIRECTION. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 IT WAS BUMPY AND TURBULENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 100-200 FEET AGL HE HAD TO ADD POWER TO COMPENSATE FOR A DOWNDRAFT. THE PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 600 FROM THE THRESHOLD OF THE 2700 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. DURING HIS INTIAL DECLERATION HE WAS SHSELTERED FROM THE WIND BY A STEEP HILLSIDE ON HIS RIGHT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED BEYOND THE SHELTERED AREA A GUST OF WIND FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST (TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT) CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED IT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT FOR THE RIGHT TURN TO NO AVIAL. THE AIRCRAFT PLUMMETED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ONTO THE GOLF COURSE. PRIOR THE COMING TO A STOP THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.
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