A LOW TIME PA28 PILOT GROUND LOOPED AN ACFT WHILE LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. A MAJOR FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.

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WAS RETURNING TO FBO AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LEISURE FLT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN; WHILE BRAKING; THE L WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE PLANE TO SKID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PLANE CAME TO REST FACING NEARLY OPPOSITE THE LNDG DIRECTION. THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE; BUT NOT UNUSUAL CROSSWIND THAT I DON'T THINK WAS A GREAT FACTOR. TOUCHDOWN WAS CENTER LINE; WINGS LEVEL. I WAS TRYING TO SHORTEN LNDG GND ROLL; AND BELIEVE THAT I MAY HAVE HIT THE BRAKE TOO ABRUPTLY. ONCE I WAS AWARE THAT THE PLANE WAS SKIDDING; I WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN CTL. MY ATTEMPT TO EXPEDITE DEP FROM THE RWY WAS; I BELIEVE; THE GREATEST FACTOR LEADING TO THE INCIDENT. I JUST RECEIVED MY PRIVATE PLT CERTIFICATE; AND FEEL THAT LACK OF EXPERIENCE PREVENTED ME FROM BEING ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROB BEFORE IT BECAME AN INCIDENT. AFTER DEBRIEFING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR; I NOW BELIEVE THAT THE CROSSWIND WAS INDEED THE GREATER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE OCCURRENCE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO FURTHER TRAINING ON DEALING WITH CROSSWINDS TO HELP REBUILD MY CONFIDENCE AND IMPROVE MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PILOT CONFIRMED THAT HE WAS FLYING A PA28 AND THAT HE HAS RECEIVED REMEDIAL TRAINING IN CROSSWIND LANDINGS.