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BE36 pilot reports losing control during landing in strong gusty winds; departing the runway and striking two fence posts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1128462 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201311 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 41.9 Flight Crew Total 557 Flight Crew Type 24.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I departed with 35 gallons of fuel on board; 4 passengers and one bag. The weather at destination was clear with winds 8 KTS at about 220 degrees at departure. Approaching destination; I saw on my ipad the winds had changed to 17 KTS gusting to about 27 KTS at about 220 degrees; almost a 90 degree crosswind. I then revised my flight to ZZZ where the winds were 17 KTS at about 250. ZZZ has one runway 10/28; so they were favoring runway 28 with much less crosswind factor. I set up on a straight in approach for [runway] 28. I was able to slip the plane and maintain runway centerline for at least 3 miles. At about 10 ft above the runway; a gust of wind unlike anything I have experienced before blew me up and slightly to the right. I added power and kept the plane centered over the runway. I then reduced power to land. As soon as I reduced power; the nose was blown to the right and I landed with the mains 10 to 20 degrees off the runway heading. I was not able to straighten the plane or get airborne again. I dodged the runway lights; crossed the grass; crossed the taxiway; and skidded upright to a gradual stop after hitting 2 fence posts; one with each wing. No one was injured and the ELT was not activated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE36 pilot reports losing control during landing in strong gusty winds; departing the runway and striking two fence posts.
Narrative: I departed with 35 gallons of fuel on board; 4 passengers and one bag. The weather at destination was clear with winds 8 KTS at about 220 degrees at departure. Approaching destination; I saw on my iPad the winds had changed to 17 KTS gusting to about 27 KTS at about 220 degrees; almost a 90 degree crosswind. I then revised my flight to ZZZ where the winds were 17 KTS at about 250. ZZZ has one Runway 10/28; so they were favoring Runway 28 with much less crosswind factor. I set up on a straight in approach for [Runway] 28. I was able to slip the plane and maintain runway centerline for at least 3 miles. At about 10 FT above the runway; a gust of wind unlike anything I have experienced before blew me up and slightly to the right. I added power and kept the plane centered over the runway. I then reduced power to land. As soon as I reduced power; the nose was blown to the right and I landed with the mains 10 to 20 degrees off the runway heading. I was not able to straighten the plane or get airborne again. I dodged the runway lights; crossed the grass; crossed the taxiway; and skidded upright to a gradual stop after hitting 2 fence posts; one with each wing. No one was injured and the ELT was not activated.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.