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C172 pilot reported departing the runway upon landing in crosswind conditions. Some damage to the aircraft was sustained by contacting vegetation near the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1413910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 23 Flight Crew Total 71 Flight Crew Type 71 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
While landing and correcting for a 8 knot wind 50 degrees off runway heading; after touchdown; the left gear went off of the runway causing the plane to yaw significantly to the left. This was a result of the crosswind and landing on the leftmost portion of a narrow runway. The yawing to the left was enhanced by the disparity of the surfaces in contact with the left and right wheels; the right to left crosswind; and a downward gradient of the ground off the left edge of the runway. Touchdown speed was very near 60 mph. At lower speed; perhaps as fast as 20 mph; having been unable to negotiate the plane back onto the runway in time; the left wing struck vegetation near the edge of the runway; causing the plane to be torqued completely run off of the runway. The only damage to the plane exists on the left wing at the point of impact. No other damage to the aircraft; property; airport facility; or other objects have been identified. No injuries of any kind have been sustained.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reported departing the runway upon landing in crosswind conditions. Some damage to the aircraft was sustained by contacting vegetation near the runway.
Narrative: While landing and correcting for a 8 knot wind 50 degrees off runway heading; after touchdown; the left gear went off of the runway causing the plane to yaw significantly to the left. This was a result of the crosswind and landing on the leftmost portion of a narrow runway. The yawing to the left was enhanced by the disparity of the surfaces in contact with the left and right wheels; the right to left crosswind; and a downward gradient of the ground off the left edge of the runway. Touchdown speed was very near 60 mph. At lower speed; perhaps as fast as 20 mph; having been unable to negotiate the plane back onto the runway in time; the left wing struck vegetation near the edge of the runway; causing the plane to be torqued completely run off of the runway. The only damage to the plane exists on the left wing at the point of impact. No other damage to the aircraft; property; airport facility; or other objects have been identified. No injuries of any kind have been sustained.
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.