C172 pilot reported a runway excursion due to loss of directional control during landing roll.

Attributes
ACN	1611020
Time
Date	201901
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 200 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

Upon landing; aircraft veered off runway (010) to the left side; struck a runway landing light and then became stuck in a muddy area off of runway. Pilot is unsure what caused the sudden veer; possibly pilot error in landing speed and judgement. Damage to aircraft resulted in two wheel pants/skirts needing repair.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 pilot reported a runway excursion due to loss of directional control during landing roll.

Narrative: Upon landing; aircraft veered off runway (010) to the left side; struck a runway landing light and then became stuck in a muddy area off of runway. Pilot is unsure what caused the sudden veer; possibly pilot error in landing speed and judgement. Damage to aircraft resulted in two wheel pants/skirts needing repair.

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.