What happened
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Pilot departed little river airport, CA (llr) at approximately 17:49 PDT headed towards Petaluma airport (O69), direct route to point reyes VOR (pye) at which point the pilot turned east towards O69. At about 5 miles from O69 the pilot received automated awas information that reported included wind information of 270° at 11 gusting to 16 variable 240° to 310°. Pilot proceeded for the downwind entry for runway 29. Pilot set 20° and flew a standard approach. Pilot noted the windsock was showing a crosswind at touchdown. The pilot felt a gust of wind and pushed the aircraft to the right at which time he applied full power for a go-around. As the plane lifted is immediately weather-cocked into the wind approximately 90° to the runway. The aircraft did not have the airspeed or altitude to avoid colliding into the hangars.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED LITTLE RIVER AIRPORT, CA (LLR) AT APPROXIMATELY 17:49 PDT HEADED TOWARDS PETALUMA AIRPORT (O69), DIRECT ROUTE TO POINT REYES VOR (PYE) AT WHICH POINT THE PILOT TURNED EAST TOWARDS O69. AT ABOUT 5 MILES FROM O69 THE PILOT RECEIVED AUTOMATED AWAS INFORMATION THAT REPORTED INCLUDED WIND INFORMATION OF 270° AT 11 GUSTING TO 16 VARIABLE 240° TO 310°. PILOT PROCEEDED FOR THE DOWNWIND ENTRY FOR RUNWAY 29. PILOT SET 20° AND FLEW A STANDARD APPROACH. PILOT NOTED THE WINDSOCK WAS SHOWING A CROSSWIND AT TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT FELT A GUST OF WIND AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AT WHICH TIME HE APPLIED FULL POWER FOR A GO-AROUND. AS THE PLANE LIFTED IS IMMEDIATELY WEATHER-COCKED INTO THE WIND APPROXIMATELY 90° TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE THE AIRSPEED OR ALTITUDE TO AVOID COLLIDING INTO THE HANGARS.
NTSB investigation
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