What happened
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Pilot was landing aircraft N121KT at Finger Lake(pasw), near skwentna. The winds were gusty off the right front of the aircraft. At about 20 to 25 feet encountered an abrupt switch in the wind to a tail wind/down draft, causing a hard three point landing.
Pilot performed a visual inspection of aircraft and observed no visible damage.
Pilot then loaded four passengers into N121KT and flew the aircraft back to lake hood.
While performing a post flight inspection of N121KT, the pilot noticed wrinkled skin on right side towards the tail, flat tail wheel and collapsed tail strut .
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS LANDING AIRCRAFT N121KT AT FINGER LAKE(PASW), NEAR SKWENTNA. THE WINDS WERE GUSTY OFF THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 FEET ENCOUNTERED AN ABRUPT SWITCH IN THE WIND TO A TAIL WIND/DOWN DRAFT, CAUSING A HARD THREE POINT LANDING.
PILOT PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND OBSERVED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE.
PILOT THEN LOADED FOUR PASSENGERS INTO N121KT AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO LAKE HOOD.
WHILE PERFORMING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF N121KT, THE PILOT NOTICED WRINKLED SKIN ON RIGHT SIDE TOWARDS THE TAIL, FLAT TAIL WHEEL AND COLLAPSED TAIL STRUT .
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