The pilot of a decathlon reported electing to land in the grass adjacent to a closed runway when the...

Attributes
ACN	1338369
Time
Date	201602
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Decathlon 8KCAB
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 2000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

Unaware of any local rule to the contrary; returned under VFR conditions for landing. Of two runways usually available; one has been closed for extension. Available runway 90 degree direct crosswind had increased to above demonstrated crosswind capability of tailwheel aircraft. With low fuel and very gusty conditions elected to land in grass parallel to closed runway in order to land into the wind. In the grass area there were no personnel and no construction equipment. Landing was without incident; but against local rules. This was done for safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The pilot of a Decathlon reported electing to land in the grass adjacent to a closed runway when the gusty winds made the crossing runway a safety concern.

Narrative: Unaware of any local rule to the contrary; returned under VFR conditions for landing. Of two runways usually available; one has been closed for extension. Available runway 90 degree direct crosswind had increased to above demonstrated crosswind capability of tailwheel aircraft. With low fuel and very gusty conditions elected to land in grass parallel to closed runway in order to land into the wind. In the grass area there were no personnel and no construction equipment. Landing was without incident; but against local rules. This was done for safety.

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.

The pilot of a decathlon reported electing to land in the grass adjacent to a closed runway when the gusty winds made the crossing runway a safety concern.