LOSS OF ACFT CTL DURING A XWIND LNDG ON RWY 33 RESULTS IN A RWY EXCURSION BY A C182RG PVT PLT AT ADS.

2004-10 · NASA ASRS report 633663

Date: 2004-10 · Aircraft: Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG · Phase: landing

Anomalies: ground-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control|ground-excursion-runway

Synopsis

LOSS OF ACFT CTL DURING A XWIND LNDG ON RWY 33 RESULTS IN A RWY EXCURSION BY A C182RG PVT PLT AT ADS.

Narrative

UPON RETURN FROM A VFR PLEASURE FLT INVOLVING MULTIPLE TKOFS AND LNDGS; I WAS ON A ROUTINE VISUAL APCH FOR RWY 33. THE SKY WAS MOSTLY CLR; VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED VISIBILITY; WINDS 280 DEGS AT 8-10 MPH AND A DRY CONCRETE RWY. CLRED TO LAND; THE APCH WAS ORDINARY WITH NO SURROUNDING TFC. FULL FLAPS WERE EXTENDED; LNDG GEAR DOWN; AND AN AIRSPD OF 75 KIAS. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN; THE R WING LIFTED SUDDENLY AND THE ACFT TURNED TO THE L. AT THIS TIME; I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT I COULD SAFELY RECOVER TO STAY ON THE RWY. I KEPT THE AIRPLANE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AS POSSIBLE UNTIL SLOWING SUFFICIENTLY. I WAS ABOUT 20 DEGS OFF OF RWY HDG AND IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RWY. I BEGAN TO STEER THE ACFT BACK TOWARDS THE RWY; BUT COULD ONLY RETURN TO A LITTLE PAST PARALLEL BEFORE THE WHEELS BOGGED DOWN INTO MUC (IT HAD RAINED FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE THIS DAY). I STAYED IN CONTACT WITH THE TWR CTLR WHILE WAITING FOR EMER SVCS TO ARRIVE. AFTER ASSURING MY WELL BEING AND ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH THE EMER CREW; THE CTLR ALLOWED ME TO STOP THE ENG AND EXIT THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO ITS HOME FBO UNEVENTFULLY. THE PLANE WAS WASHED AND INSPECTED. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN A&P MECH. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. AFTER TESTING; THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SVC. WX; OTHER THAN THE STATED WINDS; WAS NOT A FACTOR. THERE WERE NO KNOWN STRUCTURAL OR ONBOARD EQUIP FAILURES. I MAY HAVE OVER CORRECTED FOR THE XWINDS. ONCE TURNED AWAY FROM RWY HDG; I DID THE SAFEST THING THAT I BELIEVE I COULD. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. I WAS NOT HURT; ARPT PROPERTY WAS NOT DAMAGED; AND THE ACFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. I HAVE REQUESTED THE SVCS OF A FLT INSTRUCTOR TO FLY WITH ME TO MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY IN MY SKILLS IN LNDG WITH XWINDS.

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

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