C172 pilot has a runway excursion.

Attributes
ACN	702938
Time
Date	200607
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
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 207 flight time type : 207
ASRS Report	702938
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I had an 'incident.' while landing; after touching down the aircraft veered hard to the right. I attempted hard left rudder but the aircraft began to skid sideways; and almost rolled over. So I tried to hold it straight while I applied full brakes. The aircraft skidded to a halt and came to rest off the runway in the grass. I was not injured and there was no damage to the aircraft. The tower asked for assistance; I said I was fine but the fire department came out anyway as a precaution. Just some rattled nerves. The aircraft is a C172P; the runway was runway 14 and the winds were calm. I spoke to my instructor today. She told me the maintenance department examined the plane. They replaced the front tire; it had no tread left. But she said they found nothing wrong with the steering/rudder system. But she also told me that they are still examining it and have not released it back to the students. I don't think I temporarily forgot my right from left when I landed. And I feel I didn't over correct the control inputs. At least half of my total flight time has been acquired in the very same aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAS A RWY EXCURSION.

Narrative: I HAD AN 'INCIDENT.' WHILE LNDG; AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE ACFT VEERED HARD TO THE R. I ATTEMPTED HARD L RUDDER BUT THE ACFT BEGAN TO SKID SIDEWAYS; AND ALMOST ROLLED OVER. SO I TRIED TO HOLD IT STRAIGHT WHILE I APPLIED FULL BRAKES. THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A HALT AND CAME TO REST OFF THE RWY IN THE GRASS. I WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE TWR ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE; I SAID I WAS FINE BUT THE FIRE DEPT CAME OUT ANYWAY AS A PRECAUTION. JUST SOME RATTLED NERVES. THE ACFT IS A C172P; THE RWY WAS RWY 14 AND THE WINDS WERE CALM. I SPOKE TO MY INSTRUCTOR TODAY. SHE TOLD ME THE MAINT DEPT EXAMINED THE PLANE. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT TIRE; IT HAD NO TREAD LEFT. BUT SHE SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING/RUDDER SYS. BUT SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE STILL EXAMINING IT AND HAVE NOT RELEASED IT BACK TO THE STUDENTS. I DON'T THINK I TEMPORARILY FORGOT MY R FROM L WHEN I LANDED. AND I FEEL I DIDN'T OVER CORRECT THE CTL INPUTS. AT LEAST HALF OF MY TOTAL FLT TIME HAS BEEN ACQUIRED IN THE VERY SAME 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.