Pilot of PA34 strikes 2 runway lights at cos following landing in strong; gusty crosswind.

Attributes
ACN	692706
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cos.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Windshear
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cos.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
ASRS Report	692706
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe excursion : runway ground encounters other maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : assigned or threatened penalties other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On landing at cos on mar/xa/06 winds reported at 240 degrees at 21 KTS gusting to 41 KTS. Advised to land runway 17R. Landing runway 30 would have been better by 10 degrees. I understand I could have asked for runway 30. The plane was blown by a strong gust to the left upon landing and the left main gear doors hit 2 lights on the left of the runway. These lights are located 10 ft inside the pavement for some reason. Notified tower of lights being hit. Gear door was fiberglas and torn about 6 inches at bottom. Inspection showed no other obvious damage and plane was flown home gear down. FAA person filing a report for some reason contacted me and information was provided. At the end of the discussion the FAA person noted that it may have been a violation of the far to fly the plane with the fiberglas door damage. I had consulted my mechanic and inspected the plane/propellers and gear myself and everything appeared fine. The plane was flown home; door replaced and no other damage is noted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF PA34 STRIKES 2 RWY LIGHTS AT COS FOLLOWING LNDG IN STRONG; GUSTY XWIND.

Narrative: ON LNDG AT COS ON MAR/XA/06 WINDS RPTED AT 240 DEGS AT 21 KTS GUSTING TO 41 KTS. ADVISED TO LAND RWY 17R. LNDG RWY 30 WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER BY 10 DEGS. I UNDERSTAND I COULD HAVE ASKED FOR RWY 30. THE PLANE WAS BLOWN BY A STRONG GUST TO THE L UPON LNDG AND THE L MAIN GEAR DOORS HIT 2 LIGHTS ON THE L OF THE RWY. THESE LIGHTS ARE LOCATED 10 FT INSIDE THE PAVEMENT FOR SOME REASON. NOTIFIED TWR OF LIGHTS BEING HIT. GEAR DOOR WAS FIBERGLAS AND TORN ABOUT 6 INCHES AT BOTTOM. INSPECTION SHOWED NO OTHER OBVIOUS DAMAGE AND PLANE WAS FLOWN HOME GEAR DOWN. FAA PERSON FILING A RPT FOR SOME REASON CONTACTED ME AND INFO WAS PROVIDED. AT THE END OF THE DISCUSSION THE FAA PERSON NOTED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A VIOLATION OF THE FAR TO FLY THE PLANE WITH THE FIBERGLAS DOOR DAMAGE. I HAD CONSULTED MY MECH AND INSPECTED THE PLANE/PROPS AND GEAR MYSELF AND EVERYTHING APPEARED FINE. THE PLANE WAS FLOWN HOME; DOOR REPLACED AND NO OTHER DAMAGE IS NOTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.