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Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20; Flight Crew Total 3200; Flight Crew Type 400
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Human Factors; Weather
I was on a VFR flight. There was a crosswind on Runway 5 and I was practicing crosswind landing. This approach was stabilized and normal until on final just before touchdown when a sudden gust of wind lifted my upwind (left) wing. While correcting for the sudden gust the right wing touched the runway and the aircraft ground looped into the grass between the runway and taxiway. There were no injuries during this event.
M20 pilot reported while correcting for a crosswind gust during landing; the wing tip contacted the ground which resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion.