A C172 pilot, landing in a crosswind at vkx, departed the runway during rollout and struck the VASI ...

Attributes
ACN	588364
Time
Date	200307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vkx.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear
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 : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 74.6 flight time total : 398 flight time type : 73
ASRS Report	588364
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During landing, I encountered windshear very close to the ground. My headwind turned into a tailwind then a powerful crosswind. During touchdown the plane was faster, due to the wind change. I tried to control the aircraft, but ran slightly off the narrow runway. I tried to avoid the taxi lights, but was unable to avoid the VASI board at the tip of my left wing. Only damage to the plane was a small punch hole in the skin of the left leading edge. Therefore, not a reportable accident to the NTSB.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT, LNDG IN A XWIND AT VKX, DEPARTED THE RWY DURING ROLLOUT AND STRUCK THE VASI STAND.

Narrative: DURING LNDG, I ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR VERY CLOSE TO THE GND. MY HEADWIND TURNED INTO A TAILWIND THEN A POWERFUL XWIND. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE PLANE WAS FASTER, DUE TO THE WIND CHANGE. I TRIED TO CTL THE ACFT, BUT RAN SLIGHTLY OFF THE NARROW RWY. I TRIED TO AVOID THE TAXI LIGHTS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE VASI BOARD AT THE TIP OF MY L WING. ONLY DAMAGE TO THE PLANE WAS A SMALL PUNCH HOLE IN THE SKIN OF THE L LEADING EDGE. THEREFORE, NOT A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT TO THE NTSB.

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 C172 pilot, landing in a crosswind at vkx, departed the runway during rollout and struck the VASI stand.