PLT LOSES CTL OF AIRPLANE ON LNDG ROLL AND SKIDS OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY.

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I WAS RETURNING FROM MICHIANA REGIONAL ARPT (SOUTH BEND; IN; SBN) TO EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (INDIANAPOLIS; IN; I14) AT APPROX XA15 LCL TIME ON APR/FRI/95. NO PAX WERE ABOARD. THE PLANE WAS A 1976 CESSNA 172M BELONGING TO A FLYING CLB OF WHICH I AM AN EQUITY MEMBER. I LANDED ON RWY 3 IN A 5 KT; 80 DEG XWIND FROM THE L (WIND DIRECTION 310 DEGS). AFTER LNDG; I TAXIED BACK TO RWY 3 WITH THE INTENTION OF GOING AROUND THE PATTERN FOR MORE XWIND LNDG PRACTICE. AFTER LNDG THE NEXT TIME AROUND; I ATTEMPTED TO TURN L AT THE SECOND EXIT FROM THE START OF THE RWY (APPROX 2100 FT FROM START OF RWY 3). THE FIRST INDICATION THAT ALL WAS NOT NORMAL OCCURRED AS I TRIED TO NEGOTIATE THE TURN. THE PLANE DID NOT RESPOND AS I EXPECTED; INSTEAD OF A 90 DEG L TURN; IT ANGLED OFF TOWARD THE GRASS AT 30-45 DEGS TO THE L. ONE OF THE WHEELS SEEMED TO BE SKIDDING OR STUCK. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN R TO STRAIGHTEN THE PLANE BACK ONTO RWY 3 BUT THE PLANE WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO THE R. I LEFT THE RWY APPROX 40 FT FROM THE INTENDED EXIT; INTO THE GRASS; KNOCKING OUT A RWY LIGHT. I TRIED TO KEEP THE PLANE MOVING ON THE GRASS WHILE TURNING L TO GET BACK ONTO THE EXIT BUT THE GRASS WAS TOO THICK AND THE PLANE GOT STUCK. THE ENG WAS STILL RUNNING SO I SHUT DOWN; EXITED THE PLANE; AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE ENTIRE PLANE WAS CLR OF THE RWY; FACING 210 DEGS; IN THE GRASS ON THE N SIDE OF THE RWY (SEE DIAGRAM). THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO TOW THE PLANE BACK ONTO THE EXIT PAVEMENT BUT COULD NOT. THE L WHEEL WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO BE FLAT. THE PROP WAS ALSO DISCOVERED AT THIS TIME TO HAVE A NICK 1/4 INCH LONG APPROX 4 INCHES FROM THE TIP. MECH WAS CALLED TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND EXAMINE THE PLANE. THE TIRE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD; I HAD LOCKED UP THE L WHEEL BRAKES AFTER LNDG WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO SKID OFF THE RWY TO THE L. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS I WILL TAKE WILL INCLUDE SCHEDULING DUEL TIME WITH A CFI TO GAIN MORE EXPERIENCE WITH XWIND LNDGS AND GND ROLL MANEUVERING IN A CESSNA 172.