ORIGINAL: ply2win
If you had lost control of the plane due to interference the throttle wouldn't work properly either. I hear a lot of people talking about getting "hit" but I have yet to experience that in 3 years of flying at several different fields.
A "hit" tends to cause ALL control surfaces to deflect randomly or in different directions.
Usually the plane will be flying along at normal speeds when it will suddenly and inexplicably change orientation, throttle, pitch, etc.
Even when it's heading toward the ground at high speed, the surfaces will appear to have no effect as they may not be active.
Gusts can sometimes be misinterpreted as "hits", particularly when a sudden gust flips the plane over. A seasoned pilot is able to quickly recover control, but a rookie may find things happening way too fast.
Usually a gust of wind will change the orientation only in one or two directions w/o a sudden decrease or increase in throttle.