M20P pilot reported runway excursion at non-towered airport due to windshift during landing rollout.

Date: 2024-03 · Aircraft: M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model · Phase: landing

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|ground-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control|ground-event-encounter-weather-turbulence|ground-excursion-runway

Synopsis

M20P pilot reported runway excursion at non-towered airport due to windshift during landing rollout.

Narrative

This incident occurred after landing at ZZZ airport; Runway XX. On final descent to touchdown I checked speed at approximately 78-80 kts. After power was pulled I did not check speed across the numbers; but I have landed many times with a speed of 75-80kts across the numbers with no problems. After flaring for touchdown my aircraft floated a short distance prior to touchdown. After a non-eventful touchdown I began to apply brakes; but it seemed as if the aircraft was not slowing. A short time later I began to become concerned about getting stopped before the end of the runway and began to brake more sternly. However; it still seemed that I was not going to successfully stop prior to the end of the runway and applied nearly full braking action; which at some point caused the left tire to lock up and puncture. This caused the aircraft to swerve slightly from side to side; which I countered with the rudder pedals. As a result I did in fact overrun the end of the runway approximately 25 feet. After inspecting the aircraft I discovered the left tire to be flat and the tire tube of the right tire was exposed and gave way a short time later; which left me with two flat tires. There was no other damage to the aircraft or runway as a result of this incident. Authorities were notified and the local authority responded and closed the runway until a certified mechanic arrived. The mechanic placed temporary tires on the aircraft and it was moved from the end of the runway; which was reopened. The mechanic then replaced both tires; inspected the brakes and the aircraft was cleared for flight. It should be noted that while waiting on the mechanic I was approached by another pilot who advised he; and 3 other pilots had very difficult landings that morning due to the winds shifting from a headwind to a tailwind. Not long after speaking with that pilot I was talking to a friend on the phone and felt the wind blowing in my face from a southwest direction strong enough that I turned away from it in a northeast direction. However; shortly after doing so; I felt the wind blowing in my face strong enough to cause me to turn back around and face southwest. I actually did not realize the significance of what had just happened with the wind until after I had turned around back to the southwest. I made a comment to the local authority about the wind shift and was advised that is a common occurrence at that airport. It should also be noted that I have landed at ZZZ in this same aircraft in the past; crossing the numbers at the same airspeed with a very successful; non-eventful landing to a full stop.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.