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(-23) Pilot was attempting to land on small road near mentasta village. Upon touchdown the aircraft made a small bounce back into the air. A strong gust of wind caught the aircraft and blew it off the side of the road. The pilot tried to correct but was unable to and the aircraft ran into the trees, causing damage to both wings. The pilot was the only one in the aircraft and was not injured. (.19) on September 22, 2001, about 1530 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Bellanca 7GCBC airplane, N8943, sustained substantial damage during landing at an off-airport site, about 1 mile southeast of mentasta lake, Alaska. The solo private pilot was not injured. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under title 14, CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated about 1335, from the palmer airport, palmer, Alaska. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board investigator-in-charge on September 28, the pilot reported that he was landing to the east on a portion of remote highw ay. He said that as the airplane's main wheels touched down, the airplane bounced. He said that during recovery from the bounce, a gust of wind from the left lifted the left wing, and the airplane drifted to the right. The airplane's right wing collided with a stand of trees and sustained substantial damage. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.