What happened
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The pilot checked in with the anoka county tower from the south for a full stop on rwy 18. Instructed to enter right downwind. Cleared to land by the tower as he approached the departure end numbers. Requested wind check. Tower reported 150 at 24KTS. Configured to 20 degree flaps on base and full flaps on final. Roled out on final with slight left wing down and right rudder to maintain centerline controlwhile in the descent. Airspeed was 75 KIAS on the level off. Reduced power to idle and flared with left main mount smoothly touching down followed by the right. Gently brought the nose wheel down. Approximately 3 seconds after nose wheel touchdown, experienced severe gust of wind from the left causing a roll to the right and lifting the left main mount tire in the air. The resulting roll caused the plane to veer to the left. The pilot tried to compensate with left aileron to bring the left wing back down and increased right rudder pressure to regain directional control. Left main mount touched down after what appeared to be approximately 20-30 degrees of heading change. Tried to put right rudder in to get back to runway heading as well as brakes to slow the plane down. Aircraft went off the prepared surface. As the nose gear dropped into the grass, the plane tipped forward and the props struck the grass and soil. The pilot turned the mags off and put the fuel mixture to full lean as the nose departed the runway surface. The prop stopped spinning and the plane came to a stop. All three blades of the prop were curled at the tips. The engine and propeller were replaced after this incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT CHECKED IN WITH THE ANOKA COUNTY TOWER FROM THE SOUTH FOR A FULL STOP ON RWY 18. INSTRUCTED TO ENTER RIGHT DOWNWIND. CLEARED TO LAND BY THE TOWER AS HE APPROACHED THE DEPARTURE END NUMBERS. REQUESTED WIND CHECK. TOWER REPORTED 150 AT 24KTS. CONFIGURED TO 20 DEGREE FLAPS ON BASE AND FULL FLAPS ON FINAL. ROLED OUT ON FINAL WITH SLIGHT LEFT WING DOWN AND RIGHT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE CONTROLWHILE IN THE DESCENT. AIRSPEED WAS 75 KIAS ON THE LEVEL OFF. REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND FLARED WITH LEFT MAIN MOUNT SMOOTHLY TOUCHING DOWN FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT. GENTLY BROUGHT THE NOSE WHEEL DOWN. APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS AFTER NOSE WHEEL TOUCHDOWN, EXPERIENCED SEVERE GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT CAUSING A ROLL TO THE RIGHT AND LIFTING THE LEFT MAIN MOUNT TIRE IN THE AIR. THE RESULTING ROLL CAUSED THE PLANE TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT TRIED TO COMPENSATE WITH LEFT AILERON TO BRING THE LEFT WING BACK DOWN AND INCREASED RIGHT RUDDER PRESSURE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. LEFT MAIN MOUNT TOUCHED DOWN AFTER WHAT APPEARED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 20-30 DEGREES OF HEADING CHANGE. TRIED TO PUT RIGHT RUDDER IN TO GET BACK TO RUNWAY HEADING AS WELL AS BRAKES TO SLOW THE PLANE DOWN. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE PREPARED SURFACE. AS THE NOSE GEAR DROPPED INTO THE GRASS, THE PLANE TIPPED FORWARD AND THE PROPS STRUCK THE GRASS AND SOIL. THE PILOT TURNED THE MAGS OFF AND PUT THE FUEL MIXTURE TO FULL LEAN AS THE NOSE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PROP STOPPED SPINNING AND THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP. ALL THREE BLADES OF THE PROP WERE CURLED AT THE TIPS. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE REPLACED AFTER THIS INCIDENT.