A commander 112 pilot reported a runway excursion while landing in a crosswind.

Attributes
ACN	1583875
Time
Date	201810
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commander 112/A/B/TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 4300 Flight Crew Type 3300
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Upon landing in a crosswind and gust of 15 knots from around 310 degree directional control was temporarily compromised right after the touchdown. The maximum left rudder was applied but the direction was not adjusted enough to follow the straight line. The airplane veered to the right. Instead of applying heavy braking; due to a doubt of sufficient braking action; the airplane was directed to the unpaved area between the runway and taxiway. The airplane was slowed and stopped on the taxiway. After a short explanation was given to the tower the airplane was taxied to the fuel pump. Visual inspections gave no indication of any kind of damages to the airplane. After refueling; return flight was made normally. One possible contributor was the rudder trim; which was trimmed to the left during the flight and was not returned to the neutral position. During the landing; the rudder authority was not as good as expected although the crosswind component was within the limit specified in the operation manual. Secondary; the gust in the cross wind might have been exceeded the limit together with the steady component of the wind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Commander 112 pilot reported a runway excursion while landing in a crosswind.

Narrative: Upon landing in a crosswind and gust of 15 knots from around 310 degree directional control was temporarily compromised right after the touchdown. The maximum left rudder was applied but the direction was not adjusted enough to follow the straight line. The airplane veered to the right. Instead of applying heavy braking; due to a doubt of sufficient braking action; the airplane was directed to the unpaved area between the runway and taxiway. The airplane was slowed and stopped on the taxiway. After a short explanation was given to the tower the airplane was taxied to the fuel pump. Visual inspections gave no indication of any kind of damages to the airplane. After refueling; return flight was made normally. One possible contributor was the rudder trim; which was trimmed to the left during the flight and was not returned to the neutral position. During the landing; the rudder authority was not as good as expected although the crosswind component was within the limit specified in the operation manual. Secondary; the gust in the cross wind might have been exceeded the limit together with the steady component of the wind.

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.