GA small aircraft runway excursion during crosswind landing.

Attributes
ACN	145044
Time
Date	199005
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1g3
State Reference	OH
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 : 19 flight time total : 122 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	145044
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
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:

I was in the process of landing at kent state university airport with a left crosswind. My approach was not very good--overshooting the runway on turn to final. I corrected that and lined up with the centerline using a slip to hold position. The left wheel touched first, as intended. When the right wheel touched, the plane turned to the right as though the right brake was on. I could not get the aircraft turned down the runway and ran off on the grass. I held the yoke back to keep the nose wheel light in the wet, soft grass, steered around a runway marker light, and then got the plane turned left back onto the runway. I parked the plane and inspected it. There was no damage to the plane and the right brake seemed to be ok. 2 other men from the airport also checked it out to verify that everything was normal. I taxied the plane and checked the brakes several times--everything checked ok. In retrospect, I wonder if something I did contributed to this event since the brake appeared to be ok when checked following the landing. However, nothing like this has been encountered on any of my other lndgs--before or after.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA RWY EXCURSION DURING CROSSWIND LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LNDG AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY ARPT WITH A LEFT XWIND. MY APCH WAS NOT VERY GOOD--OVERSHOOTING THE RWY ON TURN TO FINAL. I CORRECTED THAT AND LINED UP WITH THE CENTERLINE USING A SLIP TO HOLD POS. THE LEFT WHEEL TOUCHED FIRST, AS INTENDED. WHEN THE RIGHT WHEEL TOUCHED, THE PLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT AS THOUGH THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS ON. I COULD NOT GET THE ACFT TURNED DOWN THE RWY AND RAN OFF ON THE GRASS. I HELD THE YOKE BACK TO KEEP THE NOSE WHEEL LIGHT IN THE WET, SOFT GRASS, STEERED AROUND A RWY MARKER LIGHT, AND THEN GOT THE PLANE TURNED LEFT BACK ONTO THE RWY. I PARKED THE PLANE AND INSPECTED IT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PLANE AND THE RIGHT BRAKE SEEMED TO BE OK. 2 OTHER MEN FROM THE ARPT ALSO CHKED IT OUT TO VERIFY THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. I TAXIED THE PLANE AND CHKED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES--EVERYTHING CHKED OK. IN RETROSPECT, I WONDER IF SOMETHING I DID CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT SINCE THE BRAKE APPEARED TO BE OK WHEN CHKED FOLLOWING THE LNDG. HOWEVER, NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERED ON ANY OF MY OTHER LNDGS--BEFORE OR AFTER.

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.