Small aircraft loses aircraft control during crosswind landing.

Attributes
ACN	259116
Time
Date	199312
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tol
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 196 flight time type : 192
ASRS Report	259116
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I contacted melbourne tower when 8.5 mi south of airport over the banana river. Instructions from melbourne tower were to contact them upon reaching melbourne causeway. At melbourne causeway I contacted the tower and was told to enter a left base for landing on runway 27L. A few moments later I was again contacted by melbourne tower and told to enter right downwind for landing on runway 4. I acknowledged instructions and then a few moments later contacted the tower upon entering right downwind and was cleared for #2 landing on runway 4. Final approach was normal, but due to gusting wind effect at touchdown, I elected to do a go around. I contacted the tower and informed them of go around and was told to stay in r-hand pattern for landing on runway 4 and to report turning base, which I did. My final approach was normal and I appeared to be lined properly with runway centerline and made corrections for crosswind landing. When the nosewheel touched down, the nose gear veered sharply to left and aircraft went off left side of runway onto grass and gravel. Aircraft damaged. No injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LOSES ACFT CTL DURING XWIND LNDG.

Narrative: I CONTACTED MELBOURNE TWR WHEN 8.5 MI S OF ARPT OVER THE BANANA RIVER. INSTRUCTIONS FROM MELBOURNE TWR WERE TO CONTACT THEM UPON REACHING MELBOURNE CAUSEWAY. AT MELBOURNE CAUSEWAY I CONTACTED THE TWR AND WAS TOLD TO ENTER A L BASE FOR LNDG ON RWY 27L. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I WAS AGAIN CONTACTED BY MELBOURNE TWR AND TOLD TO ENTER R DOWNWIND FOR LNDG ON RWY 4. I ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUCTIONS AND THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER CONTACTED THE TWR UPON ENTERING R DOWNWIND AND WAS CLRED FOR #2 LNDG ON RWY 4. FINAL APCH WAS NORMAL, BUT DUE TO GUSTING WIND EFFECT AT TOUCHDOWN, I ELECTED TO DO A GAR. I CONTACTED THE TWR AND INFORMED THEM OF GAR AND WAS TOLD TO STAY IN R-HAND PATTERN FOR LNDG ON RWY 4 AND TO RPT TURNING BASE, WHICH I DID. MY FINAL APCH WAS NORMAL AND I APPEARED TO BE LINED PROPERLY WITH RWY CTRLINE AND MADE CORRECTIONS FOR XWIND LNDG. WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR VEERED SHARPLY TO L AND ACFT WENT OFF L SIDE OF RWY ONTO GRASS AND GRAVEL. ACFT DAMAGED. NO INJURIES.

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.