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M20 pilot reported losing control on touchdown; resulting in skidding and excursion from runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1617068 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 R Ovation |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 2878 Flight Crew Type 1121 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
I was on final approach with a 7 knot right crosswind component and crabbing to the right. The plane was slightly low; so I added power for a few seconds and resumed normal descent. The need for the crosswind correction seemed to go away and I flared and touched down aligned with runway as in a no crosswind condition. The right wheel touched down very slightly before the left and nose wheel. The plane yawed to the right and started skidding. I applied left pedal/rudder correction and the plane yawed to the left of runway heading. The plane continued skidding down the runway and I didn't put in right rudder because the plane was slowing down and seemed stable and was concerned that if I did put in directional correction that the plane would over-correct back the other direction. The plane started to move in the direction of its left of centerline heading and went off the runway and entered the next taxiway. At this point I was able to line up the plane with the taxiway; brake; and stop before the hold short of the parallel runway. I communicated with the tower that I was holding short.I have started additional instruction on crosswind landings (and to review my flying in general). One conclusion was to have used right aileron after touching down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M20 pilot reported losing control on touchdown; resulting in skidding and excursion from runway.
Narrative: I was on final approach with a 7 knot right crosswind component and crabbing to the right. The plane was slightly low; so I added power for a few seconds and resumed normal descent. The need for the crosswind correction seemed to go away and I flared and touched down aligned with runway as in a no crosswind condition. The right wheel touched down very slightly before the left and nose wheel. The plane yawed to the right and started skidding. I applied left pedal/rudder correction and the plane yawed to the left of runway heading. The plane continued skidding down the runway and I didn't put in right rudder because the plane was slowing down and seemed stable and was concerned that if I did put in directional correction that the plane would over-correct back the other direction. The plane started to move in the direction of its left of centerline heading and went off the runway and entered the next taxiway. At this point I was able to line up the plane with the taxiway; brake; and stop before the hold short of the parallel runway. I communicated with the tower that I was holding short.I have started additional instruction on crosswind landings (and to review my flying in general). One conclusion was to have used right aileron after touching down.
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.