<< >> NASA ASRS Report 827562, March 2009

Inexperienced student pilot of a C182 rg cites shifting winds as a contributing factor to a runway excursion following landing.

Attributes
ACN	827562
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Student
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 39 Flight Crew Total 58 Flight Crew Type 58
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Prior to taking off from a close-by airport (5 minutes flight time); destination ATIS stated 'wind variable at 4 KTS.' flight was uneventful and calm. Same goes for initial descent; approach and flare. The moment I initiated flare; tower announced new ATIS code active. After approximately 150-200 yards of rolling; while initiating braking; the airplane was struck by a strong wind gust which raised the left wing; causing a propeller strike and further pushing the aircraft to the right. The plane veered more to the right and exited the runway hitting a sign and a runway light and came to a halt after crossing a taxiway. Other than the bent propeller ends; there was no visible damage to the airplane. As a major factor that led to this event; I consider the sudden and strong change in wind condition.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Inexperienced student pilot of a C182 RG cites shifting winds as a contributing factor to a runway excursion following landing.

Narrative: Prior to taking off from a close-by airport (5 minutes flight time); destination ATIS stated 'Wind variable at 4 KTS.' Flight was uneventful and calm. Same goes for initial descent; approach and flare. The moment I initiated flare; Tower announced new ATIS code active. After approximately 150-200 yards of rolling; while initiating braking; the airplane was struck by a strong wind gust which raised the left wing; causing a propeller strike and further pushing the aircraft to the right. The plane veered more to the right and exited the runway hitting a sign and a runway light and came to a halt after crossing a taxiway. Other than the bent propeller ends; there was no visible damage to the airplane. As a major factor that led to this event; I consider the sudden and strong change in wind condition.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.