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Inexperienced private pilot of C172 loses control on touchdown in moderate crosswind. Runway excursion results.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 612841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| 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 | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5.1 flight time total : 136.9 flight time type : 136.9 |
| ASRS Report | 612841 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
A left base approach was made to runway 10 with ATIS which described wind conditions as 130 degrees at 10 KTS. Normal descent and GS were made and maintained with airspeed at approximately 65-70 KTS on final. Touchdown was made on the mains slightly right of centerline. Almost immediately a gust of wind gave significant lift to the right wing, which was sufficient to give an impression that the plane might tip over or at least clip the left wingtip. The yoke and rudder were deployed to the right which resulted in all wheels resuming contact with the runway. However, this correction resulted in a sharp right turn. The subsequent rollout on that line carried the plane off the runway. Full pullback on the yoke and hard braking was initiated while on the paved side of the runway. The remaining distance was too short to avoid allowing the plane to roll out onto the soft, water-laden, rutted grassy area. The plane's 3 wheels were kept straight during the braking. However, due to softness/wetness of the earth, all wheels sunk into the mud about halfway. The tower was called and notified of the situation. Additional training in crosswind lndgs will be undertaken with an instructor during next flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INEXPERIENCED PVT PLT OF C172 LOSES CTL ON TOUCHDOWN IN MODERATE XWIND. RWY EXCURSION RESULTS.
Narrative: A L BASE APCH WAS MADE TO RWY 10 WITH ATIS WHICH DESCRIBED WIND CONDITIONS AS 130 DEGS AT 10 KTS. NORMAL DSCNT AND GS WERE MADE AND MAINTAINED WITH AIRSPD AT APPROX 65-70 KTS ON FINAL. TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE ON THE MAINS SLIGHTLY R OF CTRLINE. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY A GUST OF WIND GAVE SIGNIFICANT LIFT TO THE R WING, WHICH WAS SUFFICIENT TO GIVE AN IMPRESSION THAT THE PLANE MIGHT TIP OVER OR AT LEAST CLIP THE L WINGTIP. THE YOKE AND RUDDER WERE DEPLOYED TO THE R WHICH RESULTED IN ALL WHEELS RESUMING CONTACT WITH THE RWY. HOWEVER, THIS CORRECTION RESULTED IN A SHARP R TURN. THE SUBSEQUENT ROLLOUT ON THAT LINE CARRIED THE PLANE OFF THE RWY. FULL PULLBACK ON THE YOKE AND HARD BRAKING WAS INITIATED WHILE ON THE PAVED SIDE OF THE RWY. THE REMAINING DISTANCE WAS TOO SHORT TO AVOID ALLOWING THE PLANE TO ROLL OUT ONTO THE SOFT, WATER-LADEN, RUTTED GRASSY AREA. THE PLANE'S 3 WHEELS WERE KEPT STRAIGHT DURING THE BRAKING. HOWEVER, DUE TO SOFTNESS/WETNESS OF THE EARTH, ALL WHEELS SUNK INTO THE MUD ABOUT HALFWAY. THE TWR WAS CALLED AND NOTIFIED OF THE SIT. ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN XWIND LNDGS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN WITH AN INSTRUCTOR DURING NEXT FLT.
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.