What happened
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While landing rwy 33 which is hard surfaced, 50 feet wide and 2350 feet in length. The airplane drifted to the right and touched down with right main wheel off the runway. The airplane bounced once and continued to the right before touching down a second time. The airplane traveled approximately 100 feet on the ground continuing to move to the right. The right wing then impacted a tree causing the airplane to turn approximately 180 degrees to the right and travel approximately fifty feet before the left wing contacted a second tree and the propeller struck several tree branches. He aircraft then came to a stop. Both wings, the main cabin structure, both ailerons, the propeller, the nose wheel strut, and nose cowlings were substantially damaged. Neither the pilot nor any of the three passengers sustained injuries. Pilot reports prevailing winds were approximately 310 degrees at 10KTS gusting to 14 KTS.the pilot reports that approach to landing was normal until approximately 10 feet above the surface at which time he experienced a strong gust from the left and the airplane "dropped" to the surface causing it to bounce one time and continue to the right. Pilot reports that he applied full left aileron control and could not prevent the airplane from drifting to the right.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE LANDING RWY 33 WHICH IS HARD SURFACED, 50 FEET WIDE AND 2350 FEET IN LENGTH. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH RIGHT MAIN WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ONCE AND CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN A SECOND TIME. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ON THE GROUND CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING THEN IMPACTED A TREE CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TURN APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET BEFORE THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A SECOND TREE AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES. HE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO A STOP.BOTH WINGS, THE MAIN CABIN STRUCTURE, BOTH AILERONS, THE PROPELLER, THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT, AND NOSE COWLINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR ANY OF THE THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. PILOT REPORTS PREVAILING WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 310 DEGREES AT 10KTS GUSTING TO 14 KTS.THE PILOT REPORTS THAT APPROACH TO LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE AT WHICH TIME HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG GUST FROM THE LEFT AND THE AIRPLANE "DROPPED" TO THE SURFACE CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE ONE TIME AND CONTINUE TO THE RIGHT.PILOT REPORTS THAT HE APPLIED FULL LEFT AILERON CONTROL AND COULD NOT PREVENT THE AIRPLANE FROM DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT.
NTSB investigation
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