A319 flight crew has unstabilized crosswind landing at dca.

Attributes
ACN	580153
Time
Date	200304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 155 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 155
ASRS Report	580153
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	580567
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Landing runway 1 dca. Wind reported approximately 330 degrees +/- 10 degrees at 24 KTS, gusts 33 KTS +/- 5 KTS. I performed standard crosswind landing at 50-30 ft AGL. Aircraft left main gear began to touch down, a wind gust lifted the wing, and aircraft began to drift right of centerline. I applied full left control input and eased in left rudder to steer aircraft back toward centerline. These control/inputs caused the aircraft to regain wings level and return to centerline. As correction initiated, first officer applied control input, causing a dual input message. I then applied standard reverse thrust and normal manual braking, and taxied off the runway at taxiway north. After 25 yrs' experience flying various kinds of aircraft, I feel that this was a unique situation. My conclusion is that the effect of this wind gust could not have been avoided, only dealt with at that instant. Though the aircraft reacted slowly to control inputs, I did regain control and a safe landing and rollout occurred. I exited the runway at a taxiway that I regularly exit under standard day conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 FLT CREW HAS UNSTABILIZED XWIND LNDG AT DCA.

Narrative: LNDG RWY 1 DCA. WIND RPTED APPROX 330 DEGS +/- 10 DEGS AT 24 KTS, GUSTS 33 KTS +/- 5 KTS. I PERFORMED STANDARD XWIND LNDG AT 50-30 FT AGL. ACFT L MAIN GEAR BEGAN TO TOUCH DOWN, A WIND GUST LIFTED THE WING, AND ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT R OF CTRLINE. I APPLIED FULL L CTL INPUT AND EASED IN L RUDDER TO STEER ACFT BACK TOWARD CTRLINE. THESE CTL/INPUTS CAUSED THE ACFT TO REGAIN WINGS LEVEL AND RETURN TO CTRLINE. AS CORRECTION INITIATED, FO APPLIED CTL INPUT, CAUSING A DUAL INPUT MESSAGE. I THEN APPLIED STANDARD REVERSE THRUST AND NORMAL MANUAL BRAKING, AND TAXIED OFF THE RWY AT TXWY N. AFTER 25 YRS' EXPERIENCE FLYING VARIOUS KINDS OF ACFT, I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A UNIQUE SIT. MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THE EFFECT OF THIS WIND GUST COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, ONLY DEALT WITH AT THAT INSTANT. THOUGH THE ACFT REACTED SLOWLY TO CTL INPUTS, I DID REGAIN CTL AND A SAFE LNDG AND ROLLOUT OCCURRED. I EXITED THE RWY AT A TXWY THAT I REGULARLY EXIT UNDER STANDARD DAY CONDITIONS.

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.