C210 pilot lost aircraft control and went off the runway when landing in strong xwinds.

Attributes
ACN	529365
Time
Date	200110
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ddc.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2550 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	529365
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Atx aircraft part 135 cargo PIC. I approached dodge city, ks (ddc) airport. The wind was reported as being 320 degrees at 21 KTS gusting 28 KTS or thereabouts. Runway 32/14 at ddc was NOTAM closed. Therefore the only runway available was runway 2/20. I attempted to land on runway 2. I flew the traffic pattern normally through downwind, base and final on runway 2. However, as I attempted to round out for landing on runway 2, I started to lose control of the aircraft and rolled off runway 2 and finally brought the aircraft to a stop on the grass. Having rolled off the runway, narrowly missed contact with a runway edge light and halted the aircraft on grass area short of runway 32 without damage. I consulted with the C210 poh (pilot operating handbook) and confirmed that the maximum demonstrated crosswind component of C210 is 21 KTS. On my evening return flight I diverted to garden city, ks (gcu) which has a runway 31, when on listening to AWOS, the wind had not improved. The lesson is check predicted wind at ETA, particularly at an airport with single runway. Check runways available, be aware of crosswind component, be prepared to divert to an airport with a more suitable choice of runways.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT LOST ACFT CTL AND WENT OFF THE RWY WHEN LNDG IN STRONG XWINDS.

Narrative: ATX ACFT PART 135 CARGO PIC. I APCHED DODGE CITY, KS (DDC) ARPT. THE WIND WAS RPTED AS BEING 320 DEGS AT 21 KTS GUSTING 28 KTS OR THEREABOUTS. RWY 32/14 AT DDC WAS NOTAM CLOSED. THEREFORE THE ONLY RWY AVAILABLE WAS RWY 2/20. I ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 2. I FLEW THE TFC PATTERN NORMALLY THROUGH DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL ON RWY 2. HOWEVER, AS I ATTEMPTED TO ROUND OUT FOR LNDG ON RWY 2, I STARTED TO LOSE CTL OF THE ACFT AND ROLLED OFF RWY 2 AND FINALLY BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP ON THE GRASS. HAVING ROLLED OFF THE RWY, NARROWLY MISSED CONTACT WITH A RWY EDGE LIGHT AND HALTED THE ACFT ON GRASS AREA SHORT OF RWY 32 WITHOUT DAMAGE. I CONSULTED WITH THE C210 POH (PLT OPERATING HANDBOOK) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE MAX DEMONSTRATED XWIND COMPONENT OF C210 IS 21 KTS. ON MY EVENING RETURN FLT I DIVERTED TO GARDEN CITY, KS (GCU) WHICH HAS A RWY 31, WHEN ON LISTENING TO AWOS, THE WIND HAD NOT IMPROVED. THE LESSON IS CHK PREDICTED WIND AT ETA, PARTICULARLY AT AN ARPT WITH SINGLE RWY. CHK RWYS AVAILABLE, BE AWARE OF XWIND COMPONENT, BE PREPARED TO DIVERT TO AN ARPT WITH A MORE SUITABLE CHOICE OF RWYS.

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.