<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1198502, August 2014

Upon touchdown in a moderate left crosswind the pilot of a C-172 lost control of the aircraft which exited the runway onto a grassy area and came to a stop close to a crossing taxiway. No damage or injuries were reported and the undamaged aircraft was taxied back onto the hard surface and to parking.

Attributes
ACN	1198502
Time
Date	201408
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 47 Flight Crew Total 145 Flight Crew Type 115
Events
Anomaly	Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

During a 10 knot direct cross wind landing; immediately after the all three wheels were down; the plane veered sharply to the left. I was unable to correct the left turn with right rudder and right brake and the plane exited the runway onto the grass field between the runway and juliet taxiway. The plane crossed the grass and came to a rest adjacent to juliet with the engine still running and no structural damage. I was able to apply power and get the plane onto the taxiway and taxi back to the east ramp without assistance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Upon touchdown in a moderate left crosswind the pilot of a C-172 lost control of the aircraft which exited the runway onto a grassy area and came to a stop close to a crossing taxiway. No damage or injuries were reported and the undamaged aircraft was taxied back onto the hard surface and to parking.

Narrative: During a 10 knot direct cross wind landing; immediately after the all three wheels were down; the plane veered sharply to the left. I was unable to correct the left turn with right rudder and right brake and the plane exited the runway onto the grass field between the runway and Juliet Taxiway. The plane crossed the grass and came to a rest adjacent to Juliet with the engine still running and no structural damage. I was able to apply power and get the plane onto the taxiway and taxi back to the East Ramp without assistance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.