C172 pilot loses control on rollout following landing in a moderate; gusting crosswind.

Attributes
ACN	790306
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	790306
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Landed aircraft on runway with a crosswind varying from 270-280 degrees at 12-14 KTS. Landed aircraft left wheel first; then all 3 wheels on the ground. While on post landing rollout on runway; I passed the end of a row of hangars built parallel to the runway. A strong gusting crosswind came around from behind the hangars; lifting the tail of the airplane into the air and causing the propeller to strike the runway. Mechanical inspection of the airplane has revealed no damage to airframe or internal components of the engine. Damage was confined to the propeller which will need to be replaced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT LOSES CONTROL ON ROLLOUT FOLLOWING LANDING IN A MODERATE; GUSTING CROSSWIND.

Narrative: LANDED ACFT ON RWY WITH A XWIND VARYING FROM 270-280 DEGS AT 12-14 KTS. LANDED ACFT L WHEEL FIRST; THEN ALL 3 WHEELS ON THE GND. WHILE ON POST LNDG ROLLOUT ON RWY; I PASSED THE END OF A ROW OF HANGARS BUILT PARALLEL TO THE RWY. A STRONG GUSTING XWIND CAME AROUND FROM BEHIND THE HANGARS; LIFTING THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE INTO THE AIR AND CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RWY. MECHANICAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE HAS REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME OR INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE ENG. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE PROP WHICH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.