On July 8, 1993, at approximately 1015 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N13722, sustained substantial damage at the Lamesa Municipal Airport, Lamesa, Texas, following a loss of control during an aborted landing. The student pilot did not sustain injury. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the cross country flight. The pilot report to the Board revealed the following information. The pilot was aware of the right crosswind. Flying over the runway numbers at approximately 15 feet above the runway, a sudden loss of lift occurred and the airplane landed hard on the runway and bounced back into the air. As the pilot added full power, the airplane stalled, hit the runway and the visual approach slope indicator as the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The pilot and witnesses reported the winds from the south at approximately 20 knots gusting to 30 knots. The airplane was released to the owner following the investigation.