What happened
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The pilot was operating in accordance with 14 CFR 91 day VFR. He and his wife, the only passenger, departed their home base in san antonio, TX, 53T, and U42 was their destination. They made fuel stops in roswell and farmington, NM.upon arrival in the U42 area the pilot checked AWOS and it was indicating rwy 16 as the active and the wind direction from 240 degrees. He established his final approach to rwy 16, touched down normally. A few seconds later during the roll-out he stated he unexpectedly encountered a significant gust and apparent change in wind direction. He did all in his power to control the situation however, the aircraft contiued to be pushed to the left. Then the left gear collapsed under the cabin and to the right. Subsequetly, the left wing struck the runway and the aircraft slid to a stop on the runway. He and the wife were able to climb out of the aircraft with relatively minor or no injuries. There was fuel leaking from the elevated right wing. Fortunately, there was no post accident fire.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR 91 DAY VFR. HE AND HIS WIFE, THE ONLY PASSENGER, DEPARTED THEIR HOME BASE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, 53T, AND U42 WAS THEIR DESTINATION. THEY MADE FUEL STOPS IN ROSWELL AND FARMINGTON, NM.UPON ARRIVAL IN THE U42 AREA THE PILOT CHECKED AWOS AND IT WAS INDICATING RWY 16 AS THE ACTIVE AND THE WIND DIRECTION FROM 240 DEGREES. HE ESTABLISHED HIS FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 16, TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY. A FEW SECONDS LATER DURING THE ROLL-OUT HE STATED HE UNEXPECTEDLY ENCOUNTERED A SIGNIFICANT GUST AND APPARENT CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION. HE DID ALL IN HIS POWER TO CONTROL THE SITUATION HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTIUED TO BE PUSHED TO THE LEFT. THEN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE CABIN AND TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUETLY, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.HE AND THE WIFE WERE ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH RELATIVELY MINOR OR NO INJURIES. THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE ELEVATED RIGHT WING. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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