Incident Summary
According to the pilot, the tailwheel-equipped airplane touched down on its main landing gear first during a wheel landing after a stabilized approach. The airplane then bounced twice. Shortly before the tail settled on the ground, the crosswind increased, causing the aircraft to weathervane to the left. The pilot applied left aileron and right rudder to keep the airplane on the gravel airstrip. However, the wind gust then all but stopped as the tailwheel settled to the ground, causing the aircraft to turn rapidly to the right. The pilot increased left rudder and brake, but the main gear began to depart the gravel airstrip and enter the softer shoulder. The tail swung to the left of the aircraft's direction of travel, and the pilot was unable to correct the continued tightening right turn. Subsequently, the airplane rolled onto the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer before coming to rest on the main landing gear.
Damage
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer.
Pilot Report
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported the wind at the accident site, about the time of the accident, as variable at 0 to gusting 10 knots. The pilot landed to the northeast.