Incident Details
The pilot reported that during the landing, the aircraft ballooned, entered a porpoise, and drifted to the left of the runway. She applied power to "fly out of the situation," but the aircraft pitched up. The occupant in the right front seat, a passenger, pulled the control yoke back and simultaneously retracted the flaps while the pilot was attempting a go-around. Subsequently, the aircraft struck a metal pole and came to rest with substantial damage.
Post-Incident Information
Later, the pilot learned that the aircraft encountered a dust devil during the landing. The passenger in the right front seat held a private pilot certificate but stated that she had not flown an aircraft in many years.