Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 114; Flight Crew Total 2250; Flight Crew Type 947
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Human Factors; Aircraft; Environment - Non Weather Related
To the best of my recollection on approach to ZZZ [ATC] was reporting winds 16 gusting to 30. [ATC] was also asking all airplanes taking off or landing if they were experiencing wind shear. Some were and some weren't. The aircraft landing ahead of me was a Dash 8. When [ATC] asked the pilot if he'd experienced [any] wind shear; he reported he hadn't. After overflying the windsock I decided to land Runway XX. Around an estimated 8-10 feet off the ground I experienced wind shear that caused my plane [to] loose lift and drop hard onto the runway. Upon landing; the right side front shock clevis broke. Forward ground speed at the time was no more than an estimated 10 miles per hour due to the wind speed and the landing speed of my plane; which is 25 miles per hour. Upon breaking; the shock apparently acted as a crutch as no damage was done to the wing (other than a cracked fiberglass wingtip); no damage was done to the prop; and no damage was done to the lift struts.After gathering up some volunteers we lifted the right wing to get the landing gear back under the plane and used ropes and a ratchet strap to secure it enough to push it off the runway and to transient parking. The next day; with my mechanic's help; we inspected the wing; prop; struts and landing gear; installed a shock absorber and I flew the plane home.Although I couldn't ask for a better outcome (no damage to the plane and no injuries); I got lucky with the shock rod acting as a crutch. I will be installing safety cables to protect the plane in event of another landing gear failure.
Super Cub pilot reported experiencing windshear during landing.