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C170 pilots on fourth day of cross country flight from coast to coast; go off runway during crosswind landing causing damage to aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 739248 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| 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 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 739248 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
It was the last leg of a 4 day cross country from coast to coast. My friend was flying the plane and he made the landing at ZZZ. The touchdown was on the centerline of the runway. Winds were 20 degrees off the nose at 10 KTS gusting 20 KTS. We didn't correct for the crosswind during the rollout and lost control of the plane. The right wing came up and the left started to drag on the runway. I took control as we were departing the runway and hit a taxi sign with the right horizontal stabilizer. We were able to taxi in to parking. I think we were both very tired; as it was almost 25 hours of flying to get the plane across the country. I know for me; I was happy to be on the ground and done with the flight; and just when I needed to be most cautious; I let my guard down. My friend has approximately 150 hours of flying and about 30 hours in tailwheel aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C170 PILOTS ON FOURTH DAY OF CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM COAST TO COAST; GO OFF RWY DURING CROSSWIND LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO ACFT.
Narrative: IT WAS THE LAST LEG OF A 4 DAY XCOUNTRY FROM COAST TO COAST. MY FRIEND WAS FLYING THE PLANE AND HE MADE THE LNDG AT ZZZ. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS ON THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY. WINDS WERE 20 DEGS OFF THE NOSE AT 10 KTS GUSTING 20 KTS. WE DIDN'T CORRECT FOR THE XWIND DURING THE ROLLOUT AND LOST CTL OF THE PLANE. THE R WING CAME UP AND THE L STARTED TO DRAG ON THE RWY. I TOOK CTL AS WE WERE DEPARTING THE RWY AND HIT A TAXI SIGN WITH THE R HORIZ STAB. WE WERE ABLE TO TAXI IN TO PARKING. I THINK WE WERE BOTH VERY TIRED; AS IT WAS ALMOST 25 HRS OF FLYING TO GET THE PLANE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I KNOW FOR ME; I WAS HAPPY TO BE ON THE GND AND DONE WITH THE FLT; AND JUST WHEN I NEEDED TO BE MOST CAUTIOUS; I LET MY GUARD DOWN. MY FRIEND HAS APPROX 150 HRS OF FLYING AND ABOUT 30 HRS IN 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.