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Piper 28 single pilot reported a loss of directional control during landing resulting in a runway excursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1747549 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| 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 | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 675 Flight Crew Type 298 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
The wind was 170 at 7 knots; landing on xxr at ZZZ. I had just finished a flight with VFR flight following from ZZZ to ZZZ1 and back to ZZZ; and already safely landed once on xxr. As I'm building time; I chose to do several more landings at ZZZ; where my owned aircraft is based. My approach was stabilized and on approach speed. I applied crosswind correction; touching down on my left main first. In this cherokee the rudder is directly linked to the nose wheel. I believe that I did not align the nose wheel with the center line of the runway prior to the nose wheel touching down. Because of this; the aircraft pulled hard to the left and I veered off the side of the runway; through the grass; and came to a stop just short of the taxiway on the grass. There was no damage to the aircraft; and I was able to taxi back to parking on ground frequency without being given a number for the tower. During taxing; handling characteristics were normal (I was able to taxi at normal speed with normal inputs) and upon shutting down the engine I inspected the aircraft and did not find any anomalies. The aircraft just completed its annual in march 2020 and has been flying well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Piper 28 Single Pilot reported a loss of directional control during landing resulting in a runway excursion.
Narrative: The wind was 170 at 7 knots; landing on XXR at ZZZ. I had just finished a flight with VFR flight following from ZZZ to ZZZ1 and back to ZZZ; and already safely landed once on XXR. As I'm building time; I chose to do several more landings at ZZZ; where my owned aircraft is based. My approach was stabilized and on approach speed. I applied crosswind correction; touching down on my left main first. In this Cherokee the rudder is directly linked to the nose wheel. I believe that I did not align the nose wheel with the center line of the runway prior to the nose wheel touching down. Because of this; the aircraft pulled hard to the left and I veered off the side of the runway; through the grass; and came to a stop just short of the taxiway on the grass. There was no damage to the aircraft; and I was able to taxi back to parking on ground frequency without being given a number for the Tower. During taxing; handling characteristics were normal (I was able to taxi at normal speed with normal inputs) and upon shutting down the engine I inspected the aircraft and did not find any anomalies. The aircraft just completed its annual in March 2020 and has been flying well.
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.