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Observer pilot reported a runway excursion due to a strong gust of wind.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1622607 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 3300 Flight Crew Type 40 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I was in the co-pilot seat of this VFR flight. The pilot had successfully completed one touch and go; and was taking off from the second one. A strong gust of wind pushed the aircraft towards the right side of the runway; and eventually the right tire went off of the pavement; and into the softer soil. The pilot was utilizing crosswind technique; but it didn't help keep the aircraft on the runway. The soft; somewhat grassy soil caused the aircraft to slow and eventually the nose wheel dug in and brought the aircraft to a quick stop. With this quick stop; it tipped up on its nose; and then settled back on all three wheels.both occupants had shoulder and seat belts on; and no one received any injuries at all. One blade of the prop appears to be bent from the aircraft tipping on its nose. A local person on the airport helped to move the aircraft out of the soft soil and onto the runway. It was then towed to a nearby hangar; where it will be inspected and repaired. No lights or anything on the airport received any kind of damage. I believe the gusty winds contributed heavily to the pilot's problem of keeping the aircraft on the runway. The PIC (pilot in command) has received many hours of instruction in this aircraft; and was current as per crash fire rescue equipment 61.56 and crash fire rescue equipment 61.57.because this incident doesn't meet the requirements of 49 crash fire rescue equipment 830; no report but this one will be filed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Observer pilot reported a runway excursion due to a strong gust of wind.
Narrative: I was in the co-pilot seat of this VFR flight. The pilot had successfully completed one touch and go; and was taking off from the second one. A strong gust of wind pushed the aircraft towards the right side of the runway; and eventually the right tire went off of the pavement; and into the softer soil. The pilot was utilizing crosswind technique; but it didn't help keep the aircraft on the runway. The soft; somewhat grassy soil caused the aircraft to slow and eventually the nose wheel dug in and brought the aircraft to a quick stop. With this quick stop; it tipped up on its nose; and then settled back on all three wheels.Both occupants had shoulder and seat belts on; and no one received any injuries at all. One blade of the prop appears to be bent from the aircraft tipping on its nose. A local person on the airport helped to move the aircraft out of the soft soil and onto the runway. It was then towed to a nearby hangar; where it will be inspected and repaired. No lights or anything on the airport received any kind of damage. I believe the gusty winds contributed heavily to the pilot's problem of keeping the aircraft on the runway. The PIC (Pilot in Command) has received many hours of instruction in this aircraft; and was current as per CFR 61.56 and CFR 61.57.Because this incident doesn't meet the requirements of 49 CFR 830; no report but this one will be filed.
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.