What happened
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The flight departed from kavq, marana, AZ at 09:10 local with one occupant. The flight path was payson then the tuckup corridor through the grand canyon then direct keko, Elko, NV. Arrival at keko was 12:20 local. Enroute weather conditions were as expected with mostly clear conditions and 15 to 20 knots of tailwind. Turbulence was light, terrain induced. The AWOS weather at keko reported winds between 170 and 150 degrees 19 knots with gusts over 30, density altitude of 8,000. The weather was monitored from 30 miles out to determine the consistency of the direction. The wind favored runway 12 over 23. A right downwind pattern was entered for 12, the downwind was extended to allow more time to monitor conditions on final. The aircraft was flown 80 knots on final with full flaps in a crabbed attitude until over the threshold then straightened for landing. The aircraft touched down in a normal manner at 60 knots. Shortly after the wheels touched the right wing lifted from a gust of wind. I applied full power and full right aileron but was unable to keep the wing from lifting. The aircraft rose and the left wing tip struck the runway the aircraft then veered to the left off the runway and impacted the ground in a left wing low attitude. Two small trees were struck reducing the impact. The aircraft came to a stop upright the tail section was no longer attached and the engine was 50 feet to the right of the plane. The aircraft stopped two feet from impacting a cement block building. The door was open and I exited the plane amazed to have no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM KAVQ, MARANA, AZ AT 09:10 LOCAL WITH ONE OCCUPANT. THE FLIGHT PATH WAS PAYSON THEN THE TUCKUP CORRIDOR THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON THEN DIRECT KEKO, ELKO, NV. ARRIVAL AT KEKO WAS 12:20 LOCAL. ENROUTE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE AS EXPECTED WITH MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS OF TAILWIND. TURBULENCE WAS LIGHT, TERRAIN INDUCED. THE AWOS WEATHER AT KEKO REPORTED WINDS BETWEEN 170 AND 150 DEGREES 19 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 30, DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 8,000. THE WEATHER WAS MONITORED FROM 30 MILES OUT TO DETERMINE THE CONSISTENCY OF THE DIRECTION. THE WIND FAVORED RUNWAY 12 OVER 23. A RIGHT DOWNWIND PATTERN WAS ENTERED FOR 12, THE DOWNWIND WAS EXTENDED TO ALLOW MORE TIME TO MONITOR CONDITIONS ON FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN 80 KNOTS ON FINAL WITH FULL FLAPS IN A CRABBED ATTITUDE UNTIL OVER THE THRESHOLD THEN STRAIGHTENED FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A NORMAL MANNER AT 60 KNOTS. SHORTLY AFTER THE WHEELS TOUCHED THE RIGHT WING LIFTED FROM A GUST OF WIND. I APPLIED FULL POWER AND FULL RIGHT AILERON BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE WING FROM LIFTING. THE AIRCRAFT ROSE AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. TWO SMALL TREES WERE STRUCK REDUCING THE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP UPRIGHT THE TAIL SECTION WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND THE ENGINE WAS 50 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE PLANE. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED TWO FEET FROM IMPACTING A CEMENT BLOCK BUILDING. THE DOOR WAS OPEN AND I EXITED THE PLANE AMAZED TO HAVE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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