Runway excursion. Aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	282832
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sch
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 103 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	282832
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During landing phase of flight, aircraft was blown off runway 22 of sch by gusty xwinds. Gust occurred just prior to touchdown of nosewheel after main gear was down. Could not keep aircraft on runway. It went off runway to the left, rolled on the grass, stopped in 3 ft weeds parallel to runway 22. No injuries. Plane suffered minor bending damage to left flap, enough to declare aircraft 'grounded.' contributing factors: winds reported as 310 at 10 gusting 20 (as of 1000 local). Pilot failed to maintain situational awareness (of xwinds) after the touchdown. Pilot had relatively low time in aircraft. Pilot got behind the aircraft just prior to touchdown of all wheels. Corrective actions: pilot needs crosswind landing practice -- proficiency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: DURING LNDG PHASE OF FLT, ACFT WAS BLOWN OFF RWY 22 OF SCH BY GUSTY XWINDS. GUST OCCURRED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN OF NOSEWHEEL AFTER MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN. COULD NOT KEEP ACFT ON RWY. IT WENT OFF RWY TO THE L, ROLLED ON THE GRASS, STOPPED IN 3 FT WEEDS PARALLEL TO RWY 22. NO INJURIES. PLANE SUFFERED MINOR BENDING DAMAGE TO L FLAP, ENOUGH TO DECLARE ACFT 'GNDED.' CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: WINDS RPTED AS 310 AT 10 GUSTING 20 (AS OF 1000 LCL). PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (OF XWINDS) AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN. PLT HAD RELATIVELY LOW TIME IN ACFT. PLT GOT BEHIND THE ACFT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN OF ALL WHEELS. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: PLT NEEDS XWIND LNDG PRACTICE -- PROFICIENCY.

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.