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A C177 landed in a crosswind and weathervaned toward the runway edge. The pilot then executed a go-around but struck a runway sign causing a small skin puncture below the passenger door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1255041 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| 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 24 Flight Crew Total 120 Flight Crew Type 60 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
During landing on runway 34; my aircraft was weathervaned by shifting wind conditions after touchdown and began to depart the runway to the right. I immediately initiated a go-around; but clipped a runway exit sign just as I became airborne. I announced my go-around and requested ground observation of my undercarriage as I returned for a low pass. Ground observers reported no visible damage; so I returned for an uneventful landing. Upon visual inspection on the ground; I discovered a small ¼ inch puncture in the aircraft skin about midway and just below the passenger door. It is in a non structural area. The airport manager indicated that the sign was designed to break away on impact and it did so.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C177 landed in a crosswind and weathervaned toward the runway edge. The pilot then executed a go-around but struck a runway sign causing a small skin puncture below the passenger door.
Narrative: During landing on runway 34; my aircraft was weathervaned by shifting wind conditions after touchdown and began to depart the runway to the right. I immediately initiated a go-around; but clipped a runway exit sign just as I became airborne. I announced my go-around and requested ground observation of my undercarriage as I returned for a low pass. Ground observers reported no visible damage; so I returned for an uneventful landing. Upon visual inspection on the ground; I discovered a small ¼ inch puncture in the aircraft skin about midway and just below the passenger door. It is in a non structural area. The airport manager indicated that the sign was designed to break away on impact and it did so.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.