C140 pilot encounters gusty crosswind after landing and damaged the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	695651
Time
Date	200604
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	Cessna 140
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 325 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	695651
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While I taxied on runway; after landing; the aircraft veered to left. Right aileron and right rudder seemed to have little effect. I applied brakes and nose dropped striking ground. Propeller and lower cowl damaged. No injuries. Strong gust crosswind appears to be cause. Not being current with little flight time lately is probably a factor. I may have prevented the incident by application of power as I was still on runway. Intermittent xwinds are difficult to anticipate; especially in a tailwheel aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C140 PLT ENCOUNTERS GUSTY XWIND AFTER LNDG AND DAMAGED THE ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE I TAXIED ON RWY; AFTER LNDG; THE ACFT VEERED TO L. R AILERON AND R RUDDER SEEMED TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT. I APPLIED BRAKES AND NOSE DROPPED STRIKING GND. PROP AND LOWER COWL DAMAGED. NO INJURIES. STRONG GUST XWIND APPEARS TO BE CAUSE. NOT BEING CURRENT WITH LITTLE FLT TIME LATELY IS PROBABLY A FACTOR. I MAY HAVE PREVENTED THE INCIDENT BY APPLICATION OF PWR AS I WAS STILL ON RWY. INTERMITTENT XWINDS ARE DIFFICULT TO ANTICIPATE; ESPECIALLY IN A TAILWHEEL ACFT.

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.