What happened
On July 5, 2009, a Boeing A75N1 was performing its landing roll on runway 17 at an airport in Gig Harbor, Washington. During the rollout, the pilot encountered a gust of wind originating from the right side. This gust caused the tail-wheel equipped aircraft, registration N1431C, to weather vane to the right. Despite the pilot's attempts at control, the airplane veered off the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft's left wing. There were no injuries reported in the accident.
The investigation
The pilot reported that no mechanical failures or malfunctions occurred prior to the event. Weather observations from the airport station recorded winds from 220 degrees at 10 knots shortly after the accident occurred. The conditions were reported as VMC with a visibility of 10 statute miles.