Aeronca Champion
Flight Crew Sport / Recreational
Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Evacuated
Weather; Human Factors
As I approached my landing at the airport a crosswind developed. I had checked AWOS on my downwind which stated winds were calm. As the plane touched the pavement the wind blew the plane sideways. The landing gear broke and ripped the left wheel off the plane. The propeller then broke and control of the plane was lost. The plane collided with 2 runway lights causing them to fall. The plane came to a stop. My passenger and I departed the plane without injury.
GA pilot reported a loss of control during landing due to a crosswind encounter.