A SINGLE PLT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE XWIND CORRECTIONS DURING HIS LNDG ON MIC'S RWY 14L; CAUSING HIM TO DEPART THE RWY AND HIT A RWY EDGE LIGHT.

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I WAS FLYING A PIPER CHEROKEE SIX (PA32-260) INBOUND TO MIC FROM T08. I HAD OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING; FILED AND ACTIVATED A FLT PLAN; AND HAD REQUESTED AND RECEIVED VFR FLT FOLLOWING WITH ZMP ARTCC. AS I NEARED MIC; I OBTAINED MIC ATIS INFO. ATIS INDICATED THE WINDS WERE 220 DEGS AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 19 KTS. APPROX 7 MI ENE OF MIC; MSP APCH DIRECTED ME TO CONTACT MIC TWR. I CONTACTED MIC TWR; AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE RWY 24R WAS OPERATIONAL; I WAS ADVISED TO ENTER A L BASE FOR RWY 14L. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MIC WAS USING RWYS 14L AND 14R TO ACCOMMODATE TFC DUE TO AN ARPT EVENT. IN RESPONSE TO MIC TWR; I REQUESTED A DOWNWIND ENTRY TO RWY 14L IN AN EFFORT TO ASSURE A SAFE; STABILIZED APCH. MIC TWR APPROVED MY REQUEST AND ADVISED THAT I RPT MIDFIELD DOWNWIND. ON RPTING MIDFIELD DOWNWIND; TWR ADVISED THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 14L. AS I TURNED TO BASE; TWR ADVISED THAT I WAS #2 BEHIND A CESSNA. IN RESPONSE; I RPTED THAT I WOULD EXTEND MY DOWNWIND; AND BEGAN TURNING FROM BASE BACK TO DOWNWIND. TWR REPLIED THAT OTHER ACFT WAS ON RWY 14R; AND THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 14L. I CONFIRMED WITH TWR THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 14L; AND PROCEEDED TO BASE LEG AND FINAL LEG OF MY APCH. I HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL CORRECTIONS TO MY AIRSPD AND ALT AS A RESULT OF THE CONFUSION WITH TWR; BUT WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE A STABILIZED APCH AT THE APPROPRIATE AIRSPD AND ALT ON FINAL. ON SHORT FINAL; I WENT FROM A CRAB ANGLE TO A SIDESLIP TO CORRECT FOR THE XWIND AND BEGAN TO REDUCE PWR. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN; THE ACFT WAS BLOWN TO THE L OF THE RWY CTRLINE. I DETERMINED THAT A GAR WAS NOT FEASIBLE; AND CONTINUED WITH THE LNDG. DESPITE MY CTL INPUTS; THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AT A L ANGLE TO THE RWY CTRLINE. I DETERMINED THAT THE SAFEST COURSE WAS TO BRAKE STRAIGHT AHEAD. AS A RESULT; THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY SURFACE TO THE L SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE ACFT TO THE RWY AND; ON RECEIVING CLRNC; TAXI TO MY HANGAR. ON SHUTDOWN; I OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE L FLAP WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT I HAD STRUCK A RWY LIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY TELEPHONED MIC TWR; AND ADVISED TWR THAT I BELIEVED I HAD STRUCK A RWY LIGHT.