A private pilot lost control of the aircraft following touchdown in a crosswind. While performing a go around the right main gear struck a runway edge light and debris from the impact punctured a hole in the right wing causing a fuel leak. The pilot landed on the next attempt; noted the leak and chose to fly back to his home airport where the aircraft was grounded.

Date: 2011-03 · Aircraft: Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG · Phase: landing

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|ground-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control|inflight-event-encounter-object

Synopsis

A private pilot lost control of the aircraft following touchdown in a crosswind. While performing a go around the right main gear struck a runway edge light and debris from the impact punctured a hole in the right wing causing a fuel leak. The pilot landed on the next attempt; noted the leak and chose to fly back to his home airport where the aircraft was grounded.

Narrative

The ASOS winds were 200 at 14 gusting to 22; a crosswind component of 8 KTS as we entered a left downwind for the runway. We were stabilized on final for a full-stop landing at 82 KTS with 20 degrees of flaps; crabbing to left for crosswind compensation. Straightened and touched down at 1;000 FT marker on centerline; and applied left aileron and slight right rudder for crosswind. During rollout; I experienced a severe wind gust from the right that caused the aircraft to move left off centerline. I was unable to compensate for drift and stay on centerline.Upon drifting towards left runway edge; I applied full power to attempt a short field takeoff; flaps were still at 20 degrees. During rotation the nose and left wheel were airborne; while the right main landing strut was heard to strike a runway edge marker. A piece of orange light globe was seen out the right window that impacted the right side of the airplane as airplane became airborne.While on a left crosswind a passenger smelled fuel and we landed successfully on the runway to perform an inspection of the aircraft. We discovered an object had slightly punctured the right wing fuel tank causing a small fuel leak. We took off and returned to base immediately for repairs. The aircraft was towed to an aircraft repair facility where the right fuel tank was drained; tape applied inside the wing over the puncture and the plane was grounded pending repair.

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