Landing in a crosswind at 29G, the inexperienced single pilot of a C172 loses control of his aircraf...

Attributes
ACN	609261
Time
Date	200402
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
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	landing : roll
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 108 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	609261
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : runway inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was the sole occupant and PIC of a C172E on a pleasure flight from ZZZ1 to ZZZ. My approach to runway 9 was very stable with slight crab to the left. I crossed the threshold with 20 degrees of flaps at approximately 75 mph and continued a stable descent to the runway at idle throttle. I flared a little high and continued down the runway less than 1/4 of its length. The stall horn activated and I was approximately 2-3 ft off the ground. As the left main gear touched, it skipped slightly, then the right main and nose gear made contact. Suddenly, the aircraft tipped to the right and veered to the left as a gust of wind apparently struck the aircraft. No longer able to control the aircraft, the right wingtip scraped the pavement and the aircraft exited the runway into soft grass/mud. Upon the nose gear sinking into the mud, the aircraft tipped forward, striking and bending the propeller in the soft ground, before returning to the upright position. In retrospect, a go around at the stall warning, thus attempting a slightly faster approach the next time, coupled with more aggressive left aileron input immediately upon touchdown, might have led to a successful landing without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG IN A XWIND AT 29G, THE INEXPERIENCED SINGLE PLT OF A C172 LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT WHICH EXITS THE RWY AND TIPS ON ITS NOSE, DAMAGING THE PROP.

Narrative: I WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND PIC OF A C172E ON A PLEASURE FLT FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ. MY APCH TO RWY 9 WAS VERY STABLE WITH SLIGHT CRAB TO THE L. I CROSSED THE THRESHOLD WITH 20 DEGS OF FLAPS AT APPROX 75 MPH AND CONTINUED A STABLE DSCNT TO THE RWY AT IDLE THROTTLE. I FLARED A LITTLE HIGH AND CONTINUED DOWN THE RWY LESS THAN 1/4 OF ITS LENGTH. THE STALL HORN ACTIVATED AND I WAS APPROX 2-3 FT OFF THE GND. AS THE L MAIN GEAR TOUCHED, IT SKIPPED SLIGHTLY, THEN THE R MAIN AND NOSE GEAR MADE CONTACT. SUDDENLY, THE ACFT TIPPED TO THE R AND VEERED TO THE L AS A GUST OF WIND APPARENTLY STRUCK THE ACFT. NO LONGER ABLE TO CTL THE ACFT, THE R WINGTIP SCRAPED THE PAVEMENT AND THE ACFT EXITED THE RWY INTO SOFT GRASS/MUD. UPON THE NOSE GEAR SINKING INTO THE MUD, THE ACFT TIPPED FORWARD, STRIKING AND BENDING THE PROP IN THE SOFT GND, BEFORE RETURNING TO THE UPRIGHT POS. IN RETROSPECT, A GAR AT THE STALL WARNING, THUS ATTEMPTING A SLIGHTLY FASTER APCH THE NEXT TIME, COUPLED WITH MORE AGGRESSIVE L AILERON INPUT IMMEDIATELY UPON TOUCHDOWN, MIGHT HAVE LED TO A SUCCESSFUL LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.

Landing in a crosswind at 29G, the inexperienced single pilot of a C172 loses control of his aircraft which exits the runway and tips on its nose, damaging the propeller.