Strong crosswind results in loss of aircraft control and exit from runway.

Attributes
ACN	197225
Time
Date	199112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ash
State Reference	NH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	197225
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing on runway 32 at ash, aircraft swerved to the left out of control and exited the runway onto the grass. There was no damage or injury. Winds were strong and gusty from the northwest. Encountered moderate turbulence on final. Kept aircraft on centerline by crabbing into the wind. Maintained 90 mph IAS on final (this is 10 mph above normal approach). Everything looked good up to the moment of touchdown. It was intended to straighten out the aircraft with right rudder, and correct for drift with left aileron. However, inspection of tire marks on runway indicate that the aircraft touched down on the right main (the downwind gear) plus the nose wheel, although it was intended to land on the upwind (left) main. Your reporter assumes that in spite of his intentions, he failed to effect the correct aileron input prior to touchdown. Last wind check called by the tower was 300 degrees at 28 KTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STRONG XWIND RESULTS IN LOSS OF ACFT CTL AND EXIT FROM RWY.

Narrative: UPON LNDG ON RWY 32 AT ASH, ACFT SWERVED TO THE L OUT OF CTL AND EXITED THE RWY ONTO THE GRASS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY. WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY FROM THE NW. ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB ON FINAL. KEPT ACFT ON CENTERLINE BY CRABBING INTO THE WIND. MAINTAINED 90 MPH IAS ON FINAL (THIS IS 10 MPH ABOVE NORMAL APCH). EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD UP TO THE MOMENT OF TOUCHDOWN. IT WAS INTENDED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE ACFT WITH R RUDDER, AND CORRECT FOR DRIFT WITH L AILERON. HOWEVER, INSPECTION OF TIRE MARKS ON RWY INDICATE THAT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE R MAIN (THE DOWNWIND GEAR) PLUS THE NOSE WHEEL, ALTHOUGH IT WAS INTENDED TO LAND ON THE UPWIND (L) MAIN. YOUR RPTR ASSUMES THAT IN SPITE OF HIS INTENTIONS, HE FAILED TO EFFECT THE CORRECT AILERON INPUT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. LAST WIND CHK CALLED BY THE TWR WAS 300 DEGS AT 28 KTS.

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.