Private pilot of an small aircraft sel lost control of aircraft during landing causing damage to the...

Attributes
ACN	334539
Time
Date	199604
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fci
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 607 flight time type : 129
ASRS Report	334539
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I had made a successful crosswind landing at another airport where I stayed approximately 2 hours. On return to my home field (fci), the winds were gusting even stronger (to 31 KTS) from 210 degrees. I felt confident I could land safely on runway 15. On approach I applied only 10 degree flaps. I finally got the plane down after several rough bounces. I maintained full right deflection of the ailerons on fast rollout. A sudden change of wind direction gusted from the right rear. The plane tipped over on the left wingtip then struck the propeller before resting upright on the runway. I definitely feel I underestimated the seriousness of the wind and overestimated my abilities. Instead of committing to land at the home field, I should have landed at 1 of 2 nearby airports with more than 1 runway. There I could have chosen a runway more aligned with the wind. I have since realized 10 degrees of flap was incorrect as it gave the plane lift instead of drag. I will definitely opt several lessons with an instructor on crosswind lndgs. Most importantly, I will always have an alternate plan in mind. I do not have to land at my original destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING LNDG CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND L WINGTIP WHEN THE ACFT TILTED UP ON THE L WINGTIP AND FELL BACK DOWN TO THE RWY.

Narrative: I HAD MADE A SUCCESSFUL XWIND LNDG AT ANOTHER ARPT WHERE I STAYED APPROX 2 HRS. ON RETURN TO MY HOME FIELD (FCI), THE WINDS WERE GUSTING EVEN STRONGER (TO 31 KTS) FROM 210 DEGS. I FELT CONFIDENT I COULD LAND SAFELY ON RWY 15. ON APCH I APPLIED ONLY 10 DEG FLAPS. I FINALLY GOT THE PLANE DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ROUGH BOUNCES. I MAINTAINED FULL R DEFLECTION OF THE AILERONS ON FAST ROLLOUT. A SUDDEN CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION GUSTED FROM THE R REAR. THE PLANE TIPPED OVER ON THE L WINGTIP THEN STRUCK THE PROP BEFORE RESTING UPRIGHT ON THE RWY. I DEFINITELY FEEL I UNDERESTIMATED THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE WIND AND OVERESTIMATED MY ABILITIES. INSTEAD OF COMMITTING TO LAND AT THE HOME FIELD, I SHOULD HAVE LANDED AT 1 OF 2 NEARBY ARPTS WITH MORE THAN 1 RWY. THERE I COULD HAVE CHOSEN A RWY MORE ALIGNED WITH THE WIND. I HAVE SINCE REALIZED 10 DEGS OF FLAP WAS INCORRECT AS IT GAVE THE PLANE LIFT INSTEAD OF DRAG. I WILL DEFINITELY OPT SEVERAL LESSONS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR ON XWIND LNDGS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN ALTERNATE PLAN IN MIND. I DO NOT HAVE TO LAND AT MY ORIGINAL DEST.

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.

Private pilot of an small aircraft sel lost control of aircraft during landing causing damage to the propeller and left wingtip when the aircraft tilted up on the left wingtip and fell back down to the runway.