Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 21; Flight Crew Total 156; Flight Crew Type 61
Confusion; Human-Machine Interface; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Ground Excursion Runway; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors; Aircraft; Weather
Landing XXL at ZZZ. Wind reported variable at 5 kts. Wind estimated to be 090 at 10 kts. gusting 20. Held crab and transitioned to slip for landing. Landed center line; but sudden gust lifted right wing and the aircraft veered left. I applied full right aileron; but aircraft departed the left side of the runway. The left main wheel fairing struck a runway light before I could reenter the runway. The nose wheel and right main remained on the runway. The aircraft suffered minor damage to the wheel fairing; and the runway edge light was damaged. Reported damage to Tower; Airport & FAA.
Pilot reported a runway excursion caused by gusting winds.