A C206 pilot landed normally in nearly calm winds then drifted off the runway. No apparent systems p...

Attributes
ACN	1371068
Time
Date	201607
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	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Normal Brake System
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12 Flight Crew Total 450 Flight Crew Type 70
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

I was cleared to land on runway 26. I had the ATIS report which indicated an unremarkable crosswind of about 8 knots from 230. The setup to landings was normal. Before touching down I had deployed 40 degrees of flaps and was starting my flare at about 62 knots. The winds were reported; unremarkable. But as soon as I touched down the plane started to drift abruptly to the left. I would [end] up drifting off the runway into the rough until I could slow the plane down to taxi speed and then taxied back onto the runway. Once I reached the side of the runway the engine quit so I remained in place for a couple of minutes until I restarted the engine. I then taxied to the FBO without further incident. Upon inspecting the plane it was undamaged. I (the only occupant) was unharmed.in retrospect the cause of the incident was my inadvertent application of brakes instead of rudder pedal due to my poor seating position which was advanced far forward to accommodate a piece of luggage placed directed behind the pilot's seat. I resolved the problem on my next flight by repositioning the luggage in the right rear seat; leaving my pilot seat in the proper position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C206 pilot landed normally in nearly calm winds then drifted off the runway. No apparent systems problems were discovered and he decided he inadvertently applied the left brake because his seat position was unusually forward with luggage behind it.

Narrative: I was cleared to land on Runway 26. I had the ATIS report which indicated an unremarkable crosswind of about 8 knots from 230. The setup to landings was normal. Before touching down I had deployed 40 degrees of flaps and was starting my flare at about 62 knots. The winds were reported; unremarkable. But as soon as I touched down the plane started to drift abruptly to the left. I would [end] up drifting off the runway into the rough until I could slow the plane down to taxi speed and then taxied back onto the runway. Once I reached the side of the runway the engine quit so I remained in place for a couple of minutes until I restarted the engine. I then taxied to the FBO without further incident. Upon inspecting the plane it was undamaged. I (the only occupant) was unharmed.In retrospect the cause of the incident was my inadvertent application of brakes instead of rudder pedal due to my poor seating position which was advanced far forward to accommodate a piece of luggage placed directed behind the pilot's seat. I resolved the problem on my next flight by repositioning the luggage in the right rear seat; leaving my pilot seat in the proper position.

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.