Incident Overview
An airplane struck an airport hangar during a go-around maneuver. The pilot initiated the go-around after experiencing turbulence on the landing approach to runway 17. The airplane then veered left and collided with the hangar.
Pilot Account
The pilot reported that during the approach, "it felt like a gust of wind went under my right wing & belly and just started pushing me over, to the left." He stated that he immediately applied full right rudder and aileron and attempted to push the nose down, but there was no response. The pilot added that he "didn't have a chance to put flaps back up or try to cut power." According to the pilot, the airplane went "up and over" to the left before impacting the hangar.
Weather Conditions
A nearby weather observing station reported the winds at the time of the accident as 200 degrees true at 15 knots, gusting to 19 knots.