Pilot of GA small aircraft hit runway lights making a go around from a crosswind landing.

Attributes
ACN	127338
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tvc
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tvc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 112 flight time type : 44
ASRS Report	127338
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Contacted tower and was told plan for landing on 28. As I touched down it felt like unusual gust or side load and I immediately aborted the landing in lieu of runway 18. The wind was reported on ATIS 210, 10 KTS. On takeoff I believe the wind gust and hasty throttle control caused the plane to veer to left and clip a runway light, inflicting minor damage to the airplane horizontal stabilizer and elevator. In hindsight, although I have practiced crosswind lndgs, it would have been better to turn runway 28 down and ask for 18. Also as time and money provides, it would seem a good idea to change runway lights in some way to make them more safe for all concerned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF GA SMA HIT RWY LIGHTS MAKING A GO AROUND FROM A CROSSWIND LNDG.

Narrative: CONTACTED TWR AND WAS TOLD PLAN FOR LNDG ON 28. AS I TOUCHED DOWN IT FELT LIKE UNUSUAL GUST OR SIDE LOAD AND I IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE LNDG IN LIEU OF RWY 18. THE WIND WAS REPORTED ON ATIS 210, 10 KTS. ON TKOF I BELIEVE THE WIND GUST AND HASTY THROTTLE CONTROL CAUSED THE PLANE TO VEER TO LEFT AND CLIP A RWY LIGHT, INFLICTING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. IN HINDSIGHT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE PRACTICED XWIND LNDGS, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER TO TURN RWY 28 DOWN AND ASK FOR 18. ALSO AS TIME AND MONEY PROVIDES, IT WOULD SEEM A GOOD IDEA TO CHANGE RWY LIGHTS IN SOME WAY TO MAKE THEM MORE SAFE FOR ALL CONCERNED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.