BE17 incurs wing damage due to gusting winds on landing.

Attributes
ACN	509911
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oga.airport
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain Thunderstorm Windshear Turbulence
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oga.tower tracon : ntd.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Stagger Wing 17
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1200
ASRS Report	509911
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While landing at oga on runway 8, a small line of thunderstorms beat me to the airport by a few seconds. On downwind, the ASOS reported winds at 030 degrees at 16 KTS. While a 50 degree crosswind at 16 KTS is a bit to handle in a beech staggering, it is not dangerous. On short final it began to rain. The landing was smooth and straight, but at the moment, I lowered the tail I was hit by a strong gust that I would estimate was 010 degrees at 25-30 KTS. This overwhelmed the rudder control, blew the airplane 20 ft to the right and wxvaned the tail which caused the airplane to veer left strongly. I added power and raised the tail and stomped the right rudder and brake. I was able to regain control after a short veer to the left, but the left wheel went off the runway by a few ft and a landing light tore a small hole in the left flap. No damage to the landing light occurred. Damage to the flap was under one hundred dollars. Looking back, I should have waited for a few mins to see what the rainstorm was going to do or should have deviated to another airport with less wind or less crosswind. I could have landed on the right half of the runway which would have given me more room to recover.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE17 INCURS WING DAMAGE DUE TO GUSTING WINDS ON LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG AT OGA ON RWY 8, A SMALL LINE OF TSTMS BEAT ME TO THE ARPT BY A FEW SECONDS. ON DOWNWIND, THE ASOS RPTED WINDS AT 030 DEGS AT 16 KTS. WHILE A 50 DEG XWIND AT 16 KTS IS A BIT TO HANDLE IN A BEECH STAGGERING, IT IS NOT DANGEROUS. ON SHORT FINAL IT BEGAN TO RAIN. THE LNDG WAS SMOOTH AND STRAIGHT, BUT AT THE MOMENT, I LOWERED THE TAIL I WAS HIT BY A STRONG GUST THAT I WOULD ESTIMATE WAS 010 DEGS AT 25-30 KTS. THIS OVERWHELMED THE RUDDER CTL, BLEW THE AIRPLANE 20 FT TO THE R AND WXVANED THE TAIL WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER L STRONGLY. I ADDED PWR AND RAISED THE TAIL AND STOMPED THE R RUDDER AND BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CTL AFTER A SHORT VEER TO THE L, BUT THE L WHEEL WENT OFF THE RWY BY A FEW FT AND A LNDG LIGHT TORE A SMALL HOLE IN THE L FLAP. NO DAMAGE TO THE LNDG LIGHT OCCURRED. DAMAGE TO THE FLAP WAS UNDER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. LOOKING BACK, I SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR A FEW MINS TO SEE WHAT THE RAINSTORM WAS GOING TO DO OR SHOULD HAVE DEVIATED TO ANOTHER ARPT WITH LESS WIND OR LESS XWIND. I COULD HAVE LANDED ON THE R HALF OF THE RWY WHICH WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME MORE ROOM TO RECOVER.

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.