A cpr light transport ran off the side of the runway in a crosswind landing.

Attributes
ACN	244025
Time
Date	199306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cgx
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	244025
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft on flight to cgx. Winds reported 240 degrees at 20 KTS gusting 30. Runway 18 in use. Winds were easily within capabilities of the light transport. The captain for the leg had the aircraft under control and made a normal crosswind approach and landing. I was inside the cockpit upon landing to insure the boards and thrust reversers came out. After making call, I looked out and saw the aircraft drifting left towards the side of the runway. The captain was unable to keep the aircraft on the hard surface and we went off approximately midfield. We stopped the aircraft and inspected it for damage. Fortunately there was none. The terrain was such that it was decided it would be better to taxi the aircraft to parking rather than tow it. Subsequent inspections by mechanic and subsequent flts and inspections confirm no damage. Sometimes life is good. Lesson learned: when faced with a difficult crosswind on a short airfield, discretion might indicate a longer airfield would be a better choice. Things happen too fast when you are facing a rapid stop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR LTT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY IN A XWIND LNDG.

Narrative: ACFT ON FLT TO CGX. WINDS RPTED 240 DEGS AT 20 KTS GUSTING 30. RWY 18 IN USE. WINDS WERE EASILY WITHIN CAPABILITIES OF THE LTT. THE CAPT FOR THE LEG HAD THE ACFT UNDER CTL AND MADE A NORMAL XWIND APCH AND LNDG. I WAS INSIDE THE COCKPIT UPON LNDG TO INSURE THE BOARDS AND THRUST REVERSERS CAME OUT. AFTER MAKING CALL, I LOOKED OUT AND SAW THE ACFT DRIFTING L TOWARDS THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE CAPT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE HARD SURFACE AND WE WENT OFF APPROX MIDFIELD. WE STOPPED THE ACFT AND INSPECTED IT FOR DAMAGE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NONE. THE TERRAIN WAS SUCH THAT IT WAS DECIDED IT WOULD BE BETTER TO TAXI THE ACFT TO PARKING RATHER THAN TOW IT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS BY MECH AND SUBSEQUENT FLTS AND INSPECTIONS CONFIRM NO DAMAGE. SOMETIMES LIFE IS GOOD. LESSON LEARNED: WHEN FACED WITH A DIFFICULT XWIND ON A SHORT AIRFIELD, DISCRETION MIGHT INDICATE A LONGER AIRFIELD WOULD BE A BETTER CHOICE. THINGS HAPPEN TOO FAST WHEN YOU ARE FACING A RAPID STOP.

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.