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Cargo flight tail dragger lands with strong crosswind, WX vanes, corrects, but goes off runway onto snow.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 169594 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mqj |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 169594 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The aircraft I was flying is a small transport, tail wheel, multi-engine aircraft. After breaking out of the clouds, when shooting the ILS runway 25 at mqj. I could see the wind was strong from the north. The ceiling was too low for a circle to land on runway 34, so I prepared for a crosswind landing, after landing the aircraft started to WX vane into the wind. However, the wind started blowing the aircraft toward the left side of the runway. I realized the aircraft was going to go off of the runway, so, I turned it back left and went off of the runway into the snow. The aircraft slowed down and I taxied back on the runway. No damage to runway lights or to the aircraft. Freezing rain and strong crosswind was contributing factor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CARGO FLT TAIL DRAGGER LANDS WITH STRONG CROSSWIND, WX VANES, CORRECTS, BUT GOES OFF RWY ONTO SNOW.
Narrative: THE ACFT I WAS FLYING IS A SMT, TAIL WHEEL, MULTI-ENG ACFT. AFTER BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS, WHEN SHOOTING THE ILS RWY 25 AT MQJ. I COULD SEE THE WIND WAS STRONG FROM THE N. THE CEILING WAS TOO LOW FOR A CIRCLE TO LAND ON RWY 34, SO I PREPARED FOR A XWIND LNDG, AFTER LNDG THE ACFT STARTED TO WX VANE INTO THE WIND. HOWEVER, THE WIND STARTED BLOWING THE ACFT TOWARD THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. I REALIZED THE ACFT WAS GOING TO GO OFF OF THE RWY, SO, I TURNED IT BACK L AND WENT OFF OF THE RWY INTO THE SNOW. THE ACFT SLOWED DOWN AND I TAXIED BACK ON THE RWY. NO DAMAGE TO RWY LIGHTS OR TO THE ACFT. FREEZING RAIN AND STRONG XWIND WAS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
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.