Small aircraft pilot has loss of aircraft control in crosswind landing. Executes go around.

Attributes
ACN	211688
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 93 flight time type : 22
ASRS Report	211688
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was issued a clearance to land on 33R, wind was 240 at 15. More of a crosswind than I have done recently. I should have asked for 22. The closer I got to the ground the rougher it got. To make matters worse, 33R sits about 30 ft lower than the 'big boys' ramp and in the lee of most of the buildings at baltimore. I on 33R and the next few seconds a blur. I remember one wheel touching and going in one direction then the other and going in a different direction, the first wheel touching again and going back the other direction. I then decided to get out of there. I throttled up raised the nose and climbed out. I always leave the flaps at 25 degrees not 40. It gets harder to climb out with 40 degrees, and is not recommended. I radioed identify going around,' controller responded 'was that intentional?' I responded 'negative!' he responded 'stay with me.' I landed the second time without incident. I was a bit shaken. I went to the bathroom and then inspected the gear. Everything turned out ok. I should have asked to land 22, but I fell into the trap of letting ATC call the shots. This compounded with the facts that I had flown complicated airspace only once before in the last 18 months and my crosswind skills need work, made this experience happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAS LOSS OF ACFT CTL IN XWIND LNDG. EXECUTES GAR.

Narrative: I WAS ISSUED A CLRNC TO LAND ON 33R, WIND WAS 240 AT 15. MORE OF A XWIND THAN I HAVE DONE RECENTLY. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR 22. THE CLOSER I GOT TO THE GND THE ROUGHER IT GOT. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, 33R SITS ABOUT 30 FT LOWER THAN THE 'BIG BOYS' RAMP AND IN THE LEE OF MOST OF THE BUILDINGS AT BALTIMORE. I ON 33R AND THE NEXT FEW SECONDS A BLUR. I REMEMBER ONE WHEEL TOUCHING AND GOING IN ONE DIRECTION THEN THE OTHER AND GOING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, THE FIRST WHEEL TOUCHING AGAIN AND GOING BACK THE OTHER DIRECTION. I THEN DECIDED TO GET OUT OF THERE. I THROTTLED UP RAISED THE NOSE AND CLBED OUT. I ALWAYS LEAVE THE FLAPS AT 25 DEGS NOT 40. IT GETS HARDER TO CLB OUT WITH 40 DEGS, AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED. I RADIOED IDENT GOING AROUND,' CTLR RESPONDED 'WAS THAT INTENTIONAL?' I RESPONDED 'NEGATIVE!' HE RESPONDED 'STAY WITH ME.' I LANDED THE SECOND TIME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS A BIT SHAKEN. I WENT TO THE BATHROOM AND THEN INSPECTED THE GEAR. EVERYTHING TURNED OUT OK. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED TO LAND 22, BUT I FELL INTO THE TRAP OF LETTING ATC CALL THE SHOTS. THIS COMPOUNDED WITH THE FACTS THAT I HAD FLOWN COMPLICATED AIRSPACE ONLY ONCE BEFORE IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS AND MY XWIND SKILLS NEED WORK, MADE THIS EXPERIENCE HAPPEN.

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.