Narrative:

Airplane had been in shop for 2 1/2 months for refurbishing immediately prior to event. Flight was first long cross country since return to service. After flight to syi, checked WX for return to roa. Forecast for roa included wind from northwest at 11 KTS. Upon approach to roa (after 5.9 hour total IFR flight on both legs), ATIS called for wind of 300 degree at 12 KTS. Approach was in moderate turbulence. On visual to 33, cleared to land with a commuter #2 close behind me. Tower reported wind of 290 degree at 14 KTS. In view of wind, selected approach flaps only and higher manifold pressure (faster) than normal. Just as I was flaring, when the throttle would normally be closed, the tower declared: 'this won't work, go around...' I touched down both mains with the throttle still open, momentarily confused by the tower's instruction before I realized it was for the commuter behind me. At that point, having been blown somewhat right of centerline, the nose wheel touched (nose wheel steering) and the plane veered sharply left. As I approached the left edge of the runway, I regained control of the steering at a 45 degree angle to centerline. Rather than attempting a hard right turn and risking collapsing the gear, I continued off the left edge of the runway into short grass. After a brief conversation with the tower, I was cleared to cross the runway and taxi to the ramp. Fortunately no damage was done to the plane or any other property. I probably over- corrected upon initial touchdown resulting in the initial loss of control. Reviewing my logbook after the event, I noticed that I was close to going out of currency (IFR) due to the long stay of the plane in the shop, though I had had several recent strong crosswind lndgs. Obviously, we cannot practice enough! Had I not been distracted and had I fully closed the throttle, I probably would not have gone off the runway. My next flight will be with a cfii to review my landing technique and restore currency and confidence.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LOSES ACFT CTL ON TOUCHDOWN AND GOES OFF RWY EDGE.

Narrative: AIRPLANE HAD BEEN IN SHOP FOR 2 1/2 MONTHS FOR REFURBISHING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO EVENT. FLT WAS FIRST LONG XCOUNTRY SINCE RETURN TO SVC. AFTER FLT TO SYI, CHKED WX FOR RETURN TO ROA. FORECAST FOR ROA INCLUDED WIND FROM NW AT 11 KTS. UPON APCH TO ROA (AFTER 5.9 HR TOTAL IFR FLT ON BOTH LEGS), ATIS CALLED FOR WIND OF 300 DEG AT 12 KTS. APCH WAS IN MODERATE TURB. ON VISUAL TO 33, CLRED TO LAND WITH A COMMUTER #2 CLOSE BEHIND ME. TWR RPTED WIND OF 290 DEG AT 14 KTS. IN VIEW OF WIND, SELECTED APCH FLAPS ONLY AND HIGHER MANIFOLD PRESSURE (FASTER) THAN NORMAL. JUST AS I WAS FLARING, WHEN THE THROTTLE WOULD NORMALLY BE CLOSED, THE TWR DECLARED: 'THIS WON'T WORK, GAR...' I TOUCHED DOWN BOTH MAINS WITH THE THROTTLE STILL OPEN, MOMENTARILY CONFUSED BY THE TWR'S INSTRUCTION BEFORE I REALIZED IT WAS FOR THE COMMUTER BEHIND ME. AT THAT POINT, HAVING BEEN BLOWN SOMEWHAT R OF CTRLINE, THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED (NOSE WHEEL STEERING) AND THE PLANE VEERED SHARPLY L. AS I APCHED THE L EDGE OF THE RWY, I REGAINED CTL OF THE STEERING AT A 45 DEG ANGLE TO CTRLINE. RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING A HARD R TURN AND RISKING COLLAPSING THE GEAR, I CONTINUED OFF THE L EDGE OF THE RWY INTO SHORT GRASS. AFTER A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH THE TWR, I WAS CLRED TO CROSS THE RWY AND TAXI TO THE RAMP. FORTUNATELY NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PLANE OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY. I PROBABLY OVER- CORRECTED UPON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN THE INITIAL LOSS OF CTL. REVIEWING MY LOGBOOK AFTER THE EVENT, I NOTICED THAT I WAS CLOSE TO GOING OUT OF CURRENCY (IFR) DUE TO THE LONG STAY OF THE PLANE IN THE SHOP, THOUGH I HAD HAD SEVERAL RECENT STRONG XWIND LNDGS. OBVIOUSLY, WE CANNOT PRACTICE ENOUGH! HAD I NOT BEEN DISTRACTED AND HAD I FULLY CLOSED THE THROTTLE, I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF THE RWY. MY NEXT FLT WILL BE WITH A CFII TO REVIEW MY LNDG TECHNIQUE AND RESTORE CURRENCY AND CONFIDENCE.

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.