20010316004569A

(-23) Pilot was landing with 10 m.p.h. winds @150, gusts of 18, on runway 12 @sny. The a/c touched down at approx. 1000 feet on all three points when the nose of the a/c started to balloon. The pilot attempted to correct by applying power and pulling the control stick to the aft right hand position. The a/c left main landing gear and tail wheel came in contact with the runway at approx. 1800 feet. The a/c then started to veer off to the right of the runway into the grass with a left wing heavy attitude. The a/c then hit a small rise in the grass causing the a/c main landing gear to become airborne briefly. The tail wheel of the a/c stayed on the ground until both of the main landing gear came in contact with a 3' high dirt berm. The right main landing gear hit the hardest causing the support fitting to break collapsing the left main land gear. The a/c then spun 180 degrees, coming to rest on the left wing tip approx. 78 yards from the runway. The damage to the a/c consists of the left wing spar and outer ribs and the right main landing support fitting. The pilot and the passenger were uninjured.