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Low time private pilot of C172, unable to handle crosswind, exits runway surface and strikes 'runway' light. No damage to aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 593453 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 90 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 593453 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Went off runway 20C and broke runway light. I missed calculated wind. Planes tail swung and I went through grass. No plane damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW TIME PVT PLT OF C172, UNABLE TO HANDLE XWIND, EXITS RWY SURFACE AND STRIKES 'RWY' LIGHT. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT.
Narrative: WENT OFF RWY 20C AND BROKE RWY LIGHT. I MISSED CALCULATED WIND. PLANES TAIL SWUNG AND I WENT THROUGH GRASS. NO PLANE DAMAGE.
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.