What happened
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(-23) The pilot selected runway 18 for landing because he noted that the windsock at Bolivar was indicating a variable wind from 270 degrees. He noticed that it took full left rudder to keep the airplane aligned with the runway on short final. After touching down on the left main wheel, the right wing came up and the airplane turned left and drifted off the runway to the left. As it fishtailed and slid to a stop in the grass on the east side of the runway, the nose gear and right main gear were broken off and the propeller and right wing were damaged. The wind in springfield, Missouri, at the time was from 270 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 18 knots, variable from 270 to 300 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT SELECTED RUNWAY 18 FOR LANDING BECAUSE HE NOTED THAT THE WINDSOCK AT BOLIVAR WAS INDICATING A VARIABLE WIND FROM 270 DEGREES. HE NOTICED THAT IT TOOK FULL LEFT RUDDER TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY ON SHORT FINAL. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL, THE RIGHT WING CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT AND DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. AS IT FISHTAILED AND SLID TO A STOP IN THE GRASS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WERE BROKEN OFF AND THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING WERE DAMAGED. THE WIND IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, AT THE TIME WAS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS, VARIABLE FROM 270 TO 300 DEGREES.
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