An A-55 pilot left the runway and damaged a propeller after a wind gust forced him to the edge of the runway where deep snow snagged a wheel; causing loss of control.

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Attributes
ACN	729261
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mgc.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Windshear Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 4317 flight time type : 2566
ASRS Report	729261
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was landing at mgc (michigan city; in) at the end of an IFR flight from 19A (jefferson; GA). Upon reaching VFR conditions; I canceled IFR with sbn approach control. The approach to landing went well; stabilized; lights on runway; and VASI lights. There was moderate crosswind and at touchdown a strong gust hit and 1 wheel went off runway into snow and mud. Plane came to stop in drainage ditch with a bent propeller. No injuries. The wheel in the snow was in so deep it pulled the plane off the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A-55 PILOT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGED A PROP AFTER A WIND GUST FORCED HIM TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE DEEP SNOW SNAGGED A WHEEL; CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AT MGC (MICHIGAN CITY; IN) AT THE END OF AN IFR FLT FROM 19A (JEFFERSON; GA). UPON REACHING VFR CONDITIONS; I CANCELED IFR WITH SBN APCH CTL. THE APCH TO LNDG WENT WELL; STABILIZED; LIGHTS ON RWY; AND VASI LIGHTS. THERE WAS MODERATE XWIND AND AT TOUCHDOWN A STRONG GUST HIT AND 1 WHEEL WENT OFF RWY INTO SNOW AND MUD. PLANE CAME TO STOP IN DRAINAGE DITCH WITH A BENT PROP. NO INJURIES. THE WHEEL IN THE SNOW WAS IN SO DEEP IT PULLED THE PLANE OFF THE RWY.

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.