Runway excursion by small aircraft private pilot.

Attributes
ACN	244865
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 5b4 airport : 5by
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	244865
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR flight from gai stopped at hacktown N05 for fuel, 2200 ft runway. I climbed to 3500 ft, talked to ATC. Last was bradley. I couldn't raise 122.0 or pvc. 40 mi from pvc, clouds were getting low. I looked for a place to set down. Passing over 5b4 lakeside 2500 seemed to be no problem. I did a full approach downwind, base, then final. On final when I wanted to land, wind pushed me down runway and off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION BY SMA PVT PLT.

Narrative: VFR FLT FROM GAI STOPPED AT HACKTOWN N05 FOR FUEL, 2200 FT RWY. I CLBED TO 3500 FT, TALKED TO ATC. LAST WAS BRADLEY. I COULDN'T RAISE 122.0 OR PVC. 40 MI FROM PVC, CLOUDS WERE GETTING LOW. I LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO SET DOWN. PASSING OVER 5B4 LAKESIDE 2500 SEEMED TO BE NO PROB. I DID A FULL APCH DOWNWIND, BASE, THEN FINAL. ON FINAL WHEN I WANTED TO LAND, WIND PUSHED ME DOWN RWY AND OFF.

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.