C172 student pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing in a 12 KT crosswind, and went off th...

Attributes
ACN	521763
Time
Date	200103
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mkg.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25.1 flight time total : 79.4 flight time type : 62.4
ASRS Report	521763
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On mar/tue/01, I was flying a cross country to muskegon. I was cleared for right base to runway 060. I had a crosswind coming from 300 degrees at 12 KTS. My approach was normal with crosswind correction in and my speed was about 68 KTS. Just as I started my flare, a gust of wind blew me off center. I thought about executing a go around, but felt that adding full throttle would place me in a more precarious situation. I landed and the airplane was turning right and I started to correct with rudder while applying brakes. I felt the plane start to skid and I then decided to let off the rudder and go with the airplane to avoid an airplane roll. I knew that I was going to go off the runway so I pulled back the yoke to lift the nose off as much as possible. I stopped about 15-20 ft downwind the centerline. From this point I called tower and they cleared me to taxi to the FBO.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 STUDENT PLT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG IN A 12 KT XWIND, AND WENT OFF THE RWY.

Narrative: ON MAR/TUE/01, I WAS FLYING A XCOUNTRY TO MUSKEGON. I WAS CLRED FOR R BASE TO RWY 060. I HAD A XWIND COMING FROM 300 DEGS AT 12 KTS. MY APCH WAS NORMAL WITH XWIND CORRECTION IN AND MY SPD WAS ABOUT 68 KTS. JUST AS I STARTED MY FLARE, A GUST OF WIND BLEW ME OFF CTR. I THOUGHT ABOUT EXECUTING A GAR, BUT FELT THAT ADDING FULL THROTTLE WOULD PLACE ME IN A MORE PRECARIOUS SIT. I LANDED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS TURNING R AND I STARTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. I FELT THE PLANE START TO SKID AND I THEN DECIDED TO LET OFF THE RUDDER AND GO WITH THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID AN AIRPLANE ROLL. I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO GO OFF THE RWY SO I PULLED BACK THE YOKE TO LIFT THE NOSE OFF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I STOPPED ABOUT 15-20 FT DOWNWIND THE CTRLINE. FROM THIS POINT I CALLED TWR AND THEY CLRED ME TO TAXI TO THE FBO.

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.

C172 student pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing in a 12 KT crosswind, and went off the runway.