A PA28 pilot, attempting a crosswind landing at prc, initiated a go around when staying on the runwa...

Attributes
ACN	541540
Time
Date	200203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 207 flight time type : 56
ASRS Report	541540
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Was flying right seat (solo) for the first time. Was inbound from the north. Winds were 140 degrees at 12 KTS. Runway 12 was in use, but tower offered me landing on runway 21 and hold short of runway 12. At about 10 ft AGL, aircraft was in a position to side-load badly, but I continued with the landing. The aircraft touched down on 1 wheel and bounced badly, coming down hard on the other wheel. Although I should have gone around at this point, I continued to try and salvage the landing. The aircraft continued to bounce from wheel to wheel coming very close to runway edge. Realizing I wasn't going to get the aircraft on the ground, I finally went around, flying directly over the active runway. Landing on the active runway was uneventful, but upon taxi in, I discovered the right brake to be inoperative and the rudder pedal to have a 'mushy' feel. Reflecting back on the event, I thought that since the rest of the flight had gone so well, I could pull off the landing. I feel that I was too quick to accept the lahso clearance. I had done similar crosswind lndgs before, but never from the right seat. I was feeling very cocky and this, in fact, nearly caused a lot more damage than what actually occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 PLT, ATTEMPTING A XWIND LNDG AT PRC, INITIATED A GAR WHEN STAYING ON THE RWY WAS IN DOUBT.

Narrative: WAS FLYING R SEAT (SOLO) FOR THE FIRST TIME. WAS INBOUND FROM THE N. WINDS WERE 140 DEGS AT 12 KTS. RWY 12 WAS IN USE, BUT TWR OFFERED ME LNDG ON RWY 21 AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 12. AT ABOUT 10 FT AGL, ACFT WAS IN A POS TO SIDE-LOAD BADLY, BUT I CONTINUED WITH THE LNDG. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON 1 WHEEL AND BOUNCED BADLY, COMING DOWN HARD ON THE OTHER WHEEL. ALTHOUGH I SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND AT THIS POINT, I CONTINUED TO TRY AND SALVAGE THE LNDG. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO BOUNCE FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL COMING VERY CLOSE TO RWY EDGE. REALIZING I WASN'T GOING TO GET THE ACFT ON THE GND, I FINALLY WENT AROUND, FLYING DIRECTLY OVER THE ACTIVE RWY. LNDG ON THE ACTIVE RWY WAS UNEVENTFUL, BUT UPON TAXI IN, I DISCOVERED THE R BRAKE TO BE INOP AND THE RUDDER PEDAL TO HAVE A 'MUSHY' FEEL. REFLECTING BACK ON THE EVENT, I THOUGHT THAT SINCE THE REST OF THE FLT HAD GONE SO WELL, I COULD PULL OFF THE LNDG. I FEEL THAT I WAS TOO QUICK TO ACCEPT THE LAHSO CLRNC. I HAD DONE SIMILAR XWIND LNDGS BEFORE, BUT NEVER FROM THE R SEAT. I WAS FEELING VERY COCKY AND THIS, IN FACT, NEARLY CAUSED A LOT MORE DAMAGE THAN WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED.

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.

A PA28 pilot, attempting a crosswind landing at prc, initiated a go around when staying on the runway was in doubt.