After a crosswind gust, a C172 pilot loses control of his aircraft during landing roll and hits a runway light during the runway excursion at X39, fl.

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Attributes
ACN	606406
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x39.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence other
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
ASRS Report	606406
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon landing at X39, I was blown to side of runway by a strong unexpected gust of wind. Due to the narrow runway conditions, I exited the runway and struck a runway light with a main gear. Aircraft rolled out on grass on side of runway and stopped clear of any obstructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER A XWIND GUST, A C172 PLT LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT DURING LNDG ROLL AND HITS A RWY LIGHT DURING THE RWY EXCURSION AT X39, FL.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT X39, I WAS BLOWN TO SIDE OF RWY BY A STRONG UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND. DUE TO THE NARROW RWY CONDITIONS, I EXITED THE RWY AND STRUCK A RWY LIGHT WITH A MAIN GEAR. ACFT ROLLED OUT ON GRASS ON SIDE OF RWY AND STOPPED CLR OF ANY OBSTRUCTIONS.

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.