Pilot of an sel small aircraft lost control of the aircraft during short final due to a crosswind resulting in landing short and hitting a snow bank.

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Attributes
ACN	394366
Time
Date	199802
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5b8
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50
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	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	394366
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Feb/xa/98 after a training flight at watertown airport, ny, I was en route to duflo airport, new bremen, ny. I was attempting a landing. On final I was about 50 ft AGL, when I encountered a crosswind. I tried to keep the aircraft aligned with the runway with xctl. The aircraft settled before I realized it, and I landed short of the runway hitting a snow bank. I believe not enough engine RPM with xctl was a factor in this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SEL SMA LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING SHORT FINAL DUE TO A XWIND RESULTING IN LNDG SHORT AND HITTING A SNOW BANK.

Narrative: FEB/XA/98 AFTER A TRAINING FLT AT WATERTOWN ARPT, NY, I WAS ENRTE TO DUFLO ARPT, NEW BREMEN, NY. I WAS ATTEMPTING A LNDG. ON FINAL I WAS ABOUT 50 FT AGL, WHEN I ENCOUNTERED A XWIND. I TRIED TO KEEP THE ACFT ALIGNED WITH THE RWY WITH XCTL. THE ACFT SETTLED BEFORE I REALIZED IT, AND I LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY HITTING A SNOW BANK. I BELIEVE NOT ENOUGH ENG RPM WITH XCTL WAS A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT.

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.