A crosswind caused an spi on his first solo to leave the side of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	249280
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sql
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sql
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	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 30
ASRS Report	249280
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other 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:

I was landing an small aircraft (solo) at san carlos airport, ca, runway 30. Crosswind was nominally at 270 degrees about 10 KTS. It was my 3RD landing of the flight at san carlos, the first solo. Aircraft was lined up on centerline as I came over the numbers, but during the transition from 'crabbed' to straight flight for touchdown, the aircraft turned left into the wind. Touchdown was hard (no damage to aircraft) and plane proceeded at an angle down runway. Aircraft turned into wind before first taxiway, and rolled across grass to left parallel before complete control was established. No damage to aircraft or runway facilities resulted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A XWIND CAUSED AN SPI ON HIS FIRST SOLO TO LEAVE THE SIDE OF THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AN SMA (SOLO) AT SAN CARLOS ARPT, CA, RWY 30. XWIND WAS NOMINALLY AT 270 DEGS ABOUT 10 KTS. IT WAS MY 3RD LNDG OF THE FLT AT SAN CARLOS, THE FIRST SOLO. ACFT WAS LINED UP ON CTRLINE AS I CAME OVER THE NUMBERS, BUT DURING THE TRANSITION FROM 'CRABBED' TO STRAIGHT FLT FOR TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT TURNED L INTO THE WIND. TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD (NO DAMAGE TO ACFT) AND PLANE PROCEEDED AT AN ANGLE DOWN RWY. ACFT TURNED INTO WIND BEFORE FIRST TXWY, AND ROLLED ACROSS GRASS TO L PARALLEL BEFORE COMPLETE CTL WAS ESTABLISHED. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR RWY FACILITIES RESULTED.

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.