THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT WITH A CROSSWIND FROM 300 DEG AT 17, GUSTING 26 KTS. THE WIND WAS BLOWING OVER TALL TREES ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, NEAR THE APPROACH END. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS RESULTED IN A DOWNDRAFT AND/OR A LOSS OF AIRSPEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR MOUNTING, PROPELLER, ENGINE FIRE WALL AND CABIN FLOOR.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

Contributing Factors

WEATHER CONDITION..UNFAVORABLE WIND

Contributing Factors

WEATHER CONDITION..GUSTS

Contributing Factors

WEATHER CONDITION..CROSSWIND

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