Runway excursion. Minor aircraft damage.

Attributes
ACN	142403
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfy
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 19
ASRS Report	142403
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landing in gusty crosswind conditions. After T/D gust from the right side, which caused loss of directional control. Left the runway to the left side into the grass, initiated takeoff and airplane left the ground but touched down on the grass one more time, which caused a speed loss. Due to the speed loss, decided to abort the takeoff but before the aircraft could be brought to a stop it went through a ditch at the airport boundary which caused the front wheel to break off and to stop the idling engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION. MINOR ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: LNDG IN GUSTY XWIND CONDITIONS. AFTER T/D GUST FROM THE R SIDE, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL. LEFT THE RWY TO THE L SIDE INTO THE GRASS, INITIATED TKOF AND AIRPLANE LEFT THE GND BUT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS ONE MORE TIME, WHICH CAUSED A SPD LOSS. DUE TO THE SPD LOSS, DECIDED TO ABORT THE TKOF BUT BEFORE THE ACFT COULD BE BROUGHT TO A STOP IT WENT THROUGH A DITCH AT THE ARPT BOUNDARY WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO BREAK OFF AND TO STOP THE IDLING ENG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.