C172 pilot has propeller strike during crosswind landing at rdu.

Attributes
ACN	582363
Time
Date	200305
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 183 flight time type : 16
ASRS Report	582363
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was inbound for landing at rdu -- runway 32 was assigned -- there was 8 mph crosswind. Over runway power at idle attempting side slip for crosswind correction, during roundout, instead of lowering the wing, I dropped the nose. To prevent this, I should have requested runway 23, and should have held nose up while lowering wing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAS PROP STRIKE DURING XWIND LNDG AT RDU.

Narrative: I WAS INBOUND FOR LNDG AT RDU -- RWY 32 WAS ASSIGNED -- THERE WAS 8 MPH XWIND. OVER RWY PWR AT IDLE ATTEMPTING SIDE SLIP FOR XWIND CORRECTION, DURING ROUNDOUT, INSTEAD OF LOWERING THE WING, I DROPPED THE NOSE. TO PREVENT THIS, I SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED RWY 23, AND SHOULD HAVE HELD NOSE UP WHILE LOWERING WING.

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.