GA small aircraft runway excursion after landing at bet in crosswind.

Attributes
ACN	157671
Time
Date	199009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bet
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
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 : 35 flight time total : 158
ASRS Report	157671
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:

Returning from hunting trip to bethel I filed flight plan with bethel FSS and got the WX. The wind was reported 170 degrees at 20 KTS. Bet ATIS reported wind 140v160 at 30 gust 35 KTS. I did not have fuel to return to an airport with slower winds and all other airports in range had the same winds with more crosswind and no crash crew. I had to put it down at bethel. I tried runway 18 4 times, then tried runway 11 and went back to runway 18. During rollout with full left aileron and left rudder I was blown off the runway onto the grass. I taxied clear with no damage to aircraft. I have talked to an instrument and am thinking about going out with one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA RWY EXCURSION AFTER LNDG AT BET IN CROSSWIND.

Narrative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

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.