Loss of aircraft control on landing procedure rollout.

Attributes
ACN	270998
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	270998
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying an aircraft for jump center as a private operator to build experience. During landing strong winds caused my aircraft to veer off runway 12 to the left side. The final wind report was 160/25 and landing on runway 12 this did not exceed the crosswind component of the aircraft, but with the minimum amount of time I had flying the aircraft, the wind exceeded my capabilities. I touched down on the centerline of the runway and had all power off and full controls into the wind. The aircraft leveled and then slid sideways left with the nose straight. I was operating under part 91 with a private ticket and now I'm told even though I'm not being compensated, I still should have had a commercial ticket. I'm still not clear on this issue. For the landing, the same day I went out in the same wind conditions with an instructor pilot. We did several approachs and even though this time the aircraft used was a mooney (M203) he described the procedures to be used were the same. My problems were: I landed with too slow an airspeed and did not make a proper decision to go around at a critical moment. After practicing the approachs I'm convinced that a higher speed with power and a better decision process, I could have gone around and diverted to another airfield with the runway aligned with the wind. I had 3 passenger on board, no one was injured in any way. The aircraft had minor damage to stabilator. 1 runway edge light was broken and a taxiway sign knocked down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT CTL ON LNDG PROC ROLLOUT.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN ACFT FOR JUMP CTR AS A PVT OPERATOR TO BUILD EXPERIENCE. DURING LNDG STRONG WINDS CAUSED MY ACFT TO VEER OFF RWY 12 TO THE L SIDE. THE FINAL WIND RPT WAS 160/25 AND LNDG ON RWY 12 THIS DID NOT EXCEED THE XWIND COMPONENT OF THE ACFT, BUT WITH THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME I HAD FLYING THE ACFT, THE WIND EXCEEDED MY CAPABILITIES. I TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY AND HAD ALL PWR OFF AND FULL CTLS INTO THE WIND. THE ACFT LEVELED AND THEN SLID SIDEWAYS L WITH THE NOSE STRAIGHT. I WAS OPERATING UNDER PART 91 WITH A PVT TICKET AND NOW I'M TOLD EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT BEING COMPENSATED, I STILL SHOULD HAVE HAD A COMMERCIAL TICKET. I'M STILL NOT CLR ON THIS ISSUE. FOR THE LNDG, THE SAME DAY I WENT OUT IN THE SAME WIND CONDITIONS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR PLT. WE DID SEVERAL APCHS AND EVEN THOUGH THIS TIME THE ACFT USED WAS A MOONEY (M203) HE DESCRIBED THE PROCS TO BE USED WERE THE SAME. MY PROBS WERE: I LANDED WITH TOO SLOW AN AIRSPD AND DID NOT MAKE A PROPER DECISION TO GAR AT A CRITICAL MOMENT. AFTER PRACTICING THE APCHS I'M CONVINCED THAT A HIGHER SPD WITH PWR AND A BETTER DECISION PROCESS, I COULD HAVE GONE AROUND AND DIVERTED TO ANOTHER AIRFIELD WITH THE RWY ALIGNED WITH THE WIND. I HAD 3 PAX ON BOARD, NO ONE WAS INJURED IN ANY WAY. THE ACFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO STABILATOR. 1 RWY EDGE LIGHT WAS BROKEN AND A TXWY SIGN KNOCKED DOWN.

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.