GA small aircraft runway excursion landing in a crosswind.

Attributes
ACN	144589
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : amw
State Reference	IA
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 : 19 flight time total : 78 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	144589
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:

Called ames unicom at about 8 mi out for winds and active. No response. Called ames again at about 3 mi out and was told by female that winds were 21-27, use 31. Made landing pass for 31 and saw my ground speed was way too fast as to my airspeed. Called again and was told to use 19--no, 13. Made pass on 19 and it felt right. Also looked at wind sock which showed wind to be between 19 and 13. Landed on 19. Speed was at about 30-35 when I was hit with a strong gust of wind, blowing me off to the right onto grass. I came to a 3-4' deep ravine. Tried to hop the ravine, causing aircraft to skid on nose to stop about 20'. If the ravine between the runway and taxiway was filled, no accident would have occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA RWY EXCURSION LNDG IN A CROSSWIND.

Narrative: CALLED AMES UNICOM AT ABOUT 8 MI OUT FOR WINDS AND ACTIVE. NO RESPONSE. CALLED AMES AGAIN AT ABOUT 3 MI OUT AND WAS TOLD BY FEMALE THAT WINDS WERE 21-27, USE 31. MADE LNDG PASS FOR 31 AND SAW MY GND SPD WAS WAY TOO FAST AS TO MY AIRSPD. CALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD TO USE 19--NO, 13. MADE PASS ON 19 AND IT FELT RIGHT. ALSO LOOKED AT WIND SOCK WHICH SHOWED WIND TO BE BTWN 19 AND 13. LANDED ON 19. SPD WAS AT ABOUT 30-35 WHEN I WAS HIT WITH A STRONG GUST OF WIND, BLOWING ME OFF TO THE RIGHT ONTO GRASS. I CAME TO A 3-4' DEEP RAVINE. TRIED TO HOP THE RAVINE, CAUSING ACFT TO SKID ON NOSE TO STOP ABOUT 20'. IF THE RAVINE BTWN THE RWY AND TXWY WAS FILLED, NO ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.