<< >> NASA ASRS Report 531713, December 2001

C180 (tailwind type) pilot landed on taxiway after surface wind exceeded aircraft crosswind component at an uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	531713
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ozw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	531713
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Had been making lndgs and takeoffs. The wind seemed to increase. When I made my last takeoff, it took full control inputs to maintain directional control. I asked unicom of the winds and the airport manager informed me that they were a direct crosswind 20 KTS gusting to 27 KTS. I became concerned about landing in those conditions, and made a decision to land into the wind on a taxiway. There were no conflicts with other traffic, and I advised unicom of my intentions with no reply. I have a qualified pilot as a witness, whom was in the airplane with me. We have a grass runway, but the rainfall we have had made it unusable.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C180 (TAILWIND TYPE) PLT LANDED ON TXWY AFTER SURFACE WIND EXCEEDED ACFT XWIND COMPONENT AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: HAD BEEN MAKING LNDGS AND TKOFS. THE WIND SEEMED TO INCREASE. WHEN I MADE MY LAST TKOF, IT TOOK FULL CTL INPUTS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL. I ASKED UNICOM OF THE WINDS AND THE ARPT MGR INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE A DIRECT XWIND 20 KTS GUSTING TO 27 KTS. I BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT LNDG IN THOSE CONDITIONS, AND MADE A DECISION TO LAND INTO THE WIND ON A TXWY. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER TFC, AND I ADVISED UNICOM OF MY INTENTIONS WITH NO REPLY. I HAVE A QUALIFIED PLT AS A WITNESS, WHOM WAS IN THE AIRPLANE WITH ME. WE HAVE A GRASS RWY, BUT THE RAINFALL WE HAVE HAD MADE IT UNUSABLE.

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.