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Cessna 182 pilot encountered crosswinds on landing resulting in plane drifting off runway into gravel. Pilot reported no damage to aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1620592 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 31.2 Flight Crew Total 292.4 Flight Crew Type 283.4 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
On landing; winds were reported gusting to 19 knots and a crosswind varying from 330 to 030 degrees from the right side of runway 25 right. I landed with no flaps and was aligned with the runway at touchdown of my right wheel. Then I felt the plane drift to the left and it did not respond to full aileron deflection; but continued to drift off into the gravel on the left side and then into the grass. I realized [if I were] to try and force the plane back I probably would have tipped back the other way or spun; so I decided to ride it out to stop in a straight line till stopped. Once stopped; the tower asked if I needed assistance. I asked permission to shut down and inspect the airplane; which showed that the prop was not hit and the tires were ok. I then restarted the plane and was able to taxi back onto the runway and back to the hangers. In hindsight; I should have probably gone to a nearby airport with runways angled into the wind better. It turned out that shortly before I landed; another cessna had torn off the left gear and was off to the side on the ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cessna 182 pilot encountered crosswinds on landing resulting in plane drifting off runway into gravel. Pilot reported no damage to aircraft.
Narrative: On landing; winds were reported gusting to 19 knots and a crosswind varying from 330 to 030 degrees from the right side of Runway 25 Right. I landed with no flaps and was aligned with the runway at touchdown of my right wheel. Then I felt the plane drift to the left and it did not respond to full aileron deflection; but continued to drift off into the gravel on the left side and then into the grass. I realized [if I were] to try and force the plane back I probably would have tipped back the other way or spun; so I decided to ride it out to stop in a straight line till stopped. Once stopped; the Tower asked if I needed assistance. I asked permission to shut down and inspect the airplane; which showed that the prop was not hit and the tires were ok. I then restarted the plane and was able to taxi back onto the runway and back to the hangers. In hindsight; I should have probably gone to a nearby airport with runways angled into the wind better. It turned out that shortly before I landed; another Cessna had torn off the left gear and was off to the side on the ramp.
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.