GA small aircraft gear collapse making crosswind landing.

Attributes
ACN	128234
Time
Date	198911
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : elp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 181 flight time type : 61
ASRS Report	128234
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a satisfactory approach to the runway, airplane's wheels touched down, bounced, touched again. I was at approximately 70 mph with 1 notch of flaps (3 passenger). Instead of settling, the plane veered to the left and just off the runway to the left. The landing gear collapsed, causing the plane to tip forward. No injuries to passenger or pilot. The airport at mac guire ranch is on a mesa and subject to sharp and changing gusts of wind which may have been a factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GEAR COLLAPSE MAKING CROSSWIND LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER A SATISFACTORY APCH TO THE RWY, AIRPLANE'S WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED, TOUCHED AGAIN. I WAS AT APPROX 70 MPH WITH 1 NOTCH OF FLAPS (3 PAX). INSTEAD OF SETTLING, THE PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND JUST OFF THE RWY TO THE LEFT. THE LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE PLANE TO TIP FORWARD. NO INJURIES TO PAX OR PLT. THE ARPT AT MAC GUIRE RANCH IS ON A MESA AND SUBJECT TO SHARP AND CHANGING GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.