Narrative:

In the position of PIC on the evening of jan/sun/92 upon landing at ixd, the WX was reported W1 X 1/4 r-f. Other airports in the kansas city area were above mins. After briefing the approach for ixd and the ILS 3 for mkc, in the event of a missed at ixd, we proceeded with the ILS 35 ixd. The approach was textbook, all callouts were made. The approach lights were in sight before decision altitude, so continued the approach, runway threshold lights were then in view. The copilot called threshold and runway lights in sight. I announced that I am visual, asked for the autoplt and yaw damp off and landing lights on. All was going well until the flare. The wind gusted from the left which caused a hard drift to the right. Corrected but it did not help. Rather than make an abrupt maneuver at the low altitude, or go around, which I felt would be impossible from that point, I elected to land in the grass beside the pavement. Maneuvered to the right to clear the lights and made a soft field landing. There was no damage to the aircraft, airport or passenger. I feel I made the right choices all the way through the approach and landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LAND BELOW MINS OFF THE SIDE OF RWY IN GRASS.

Narrative: IN THE POS OF PIC ON THE EVENING OF JAN/SUN/92 UPON LNDG AT IXD, THE WX WAS RPTED W1 X 1/4 R-F. OTHER ARPTS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA WERE ABOVE MINS. AFTER BRIEFING THE APCH FOR IXD AND THE ILS 3 FOR MKC, IN THE EVENT OF A MISSED AT IXD, WE PROCEEDED WITH THE ILS 35 IXD. THE APCH WAS TEXTBOOK, ALL CALLOUTS WERE MADE. THE APCH LIGHTS WERE IN SIGHT BEFORE DECISION ALT, SO CONTINUED THE APCH, RWY THRESHOLD LIGHTS WERE THEN IN VIEW. THE COPLT CALLED THRESHOLD AND RWY LIGHTS IN SIGHT. I ANNOUNCED THAT I AM VISUAL, ASKED FOR THE AUTOPLT AND YAW DAMP OFF AND LNDG LIGHTS ON. ALL WAS GOING WELL UNTIL THE FLARE. THE WIND GUSTED FROM THE L WHICH CAUSED A HARD DRIFT TO THE R. CORRECTED BUT IT DID NOT HELP. RATHER THAN MAKE AN ABRUPT MANEUVER AT THE LOW ALT, OR GAR, WHICH I FELT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FROM THAT POINT, I ELECTED TO LAND IN THE GRASS BESIDE THE PAVEMENT. MANEUVERED TO THE R TO CLR THE LIGHTS AND MADE A SOFT FIELD LNDG. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, ARPT OR PAX. I FEEL I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE APCH AND LNDG.

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.