What happened
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On March 6, 2023 I departed runway 31 with the intent of pattern work requesting stop and go or stop and taxi back from ATC. I departed runway 31 for right closed traffic as instructed. I performed a left 360 on downwind as requested by tower for sequencing. I was cleared for landing on runway 31.
I conducted a stabilized approach to the runway. After touch down as rollout began the right wing lifted and despite application of appropriate flight control inputs I was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane departed the runway to the east side of runway 31.
The airplane’s right wing contacted a steel bollard at the northwest corner of the ILS “shack”. The airplane pivoted around to the right and stopped on the east side of the ILS shack.
I shut down the airplane and exited. I sustained no injuries. In addition to the damage to the right wing, the left wing tip apparently made contact with ILS shack as there is minor wingtip damage and paint transfer visible on the shack.
I believe that the wind was shifting during my pattern and possibly a brief quartering gust occurred at the moment of my landing resulting in the right wing lift and directional control loss.
It is the opinion of this inspector that the pilot's competance was not exceeded but that the gust of wind exceeded the aircraft's controllability.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 6, 2023 I DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 WITH THE INTENT OF PATTERN WORK REQUESTING STOP AND GO OR STOP AND TAXI BACK FROM ATC. I DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 FOR RIGHT CLOSED TRAFFIC AS INSTRUCTED. I PERFORMED A LEFT 360 ON DOWNWIND AS REQUESTED BY TOWER FOR SEQUENCING. I WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 31.
I CONDUCTED A STABILIZED APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCH DOWN AS ROLLOUT BEGAN THE RIGHT WING LIFTED AND DESPITE APPLICATION OF APPROPRIATE FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 31.
THE AIRPLANE’S RIGHT WING CONTACTED A STEEL BOLLARD AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE ILS “SHACK”. THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED AROUND TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ILS SHACK.
I SHUT DOWN THE AIRPLANE AND EXITED. I SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, THE LEFT WING TIP APPARENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH ILS SHACK AS THERE IS MINOR WINGTIP DAMAGE AND PAINT TRANSFER VISIBLE ON THE SHACK.
I BELIEVE THAT THE WIND WAS SHIFTING DURING MY PATTERN AND POSSIBLY A BRIEF QUARTERING GUST OCCURRED AT THE MOMENT OF MY LANDING RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING LIFT AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOSS.
IT IS THE OPINION OF THIS INSPECTOR THAT THE PILOT'S COMPETANCE WAS NOT EXCEEDED BUT THAT THE GUST OF WIND EXCEEDED THE AIRCRAFT'S CONTROLLABILITY.