Loss of directional control during landing caused a light aircraft to exit the runway surface.

Attributes
ACN	314846
Time
Date	199509
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fwa
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cmh
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 300
ASRS Report	314846
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other 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	other

Narrative:

I was flying VFR from quincy, il, at XA00 am, sep/fri/95, for a flight to terminate at glens falls, ny. The route of flight was planned via kankankee and stop for refueling at fort wayne. I received a WX briefing on thursday, and on friday, from flight service with forecast to be VFR the entire route. The WX became turbulent below scattered to broken clouds. At fort wayne, I was cleared to land on runway 32. The wind was gusty in the heat. On my landing, a strong gust caused lift and descent, and the nosewheel touched first on a hard bounce. I applied power to avoid a further bounce, and executed a go around. I was cleared for a second landing which was executed without difficulty, although the wind was still gusty. When the nosewheel touched, it became impossible to steer the aircraft, and caused the aircraft to go off the runway into the sod, where I struck a runway light. I was then able to taxi back with forceful braking and considerable power. With low time in the aircraft, I was not sufficiently familiar with its proper handling in such gusty conditions, and will take appropriate additional training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL DURING LNDG CAUSED A LIGHT ACFT TO EXIT THE RWY SURFACE.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING VFR FROM QUINCY, IL, AT XA00 AM, SEP/FRI/95, FOR A FLT TO TERMINATE AT GLENS FALLS, NY. THE RTE OF FLT WAS PLANNED VIA KANKANKEE AND STOP FOR REFUELING AT FORT WAYNE. I RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING ON THURSDAY, AND ON FRIDAY, FROM FLT SVC WITH FORECAST TO BE VFR THE ENTIRE RTE. THE WX BECAME TURBULENT BELOW SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS. AT FORT WAYNE, I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 32. THE WIND WAS GUSTY IN THE HEAT. ON MY LNDG, A STRONG GUST CAUSED LIFT AND DSCNT, AND THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED FIRST ON A HARD BOUNCE. I APPLIED PWR TO AVOID A FURTHER BOUNCE, AND EXECUTED A GAR. I WAS CLRED FOR A SECOND LNDG WHICH WAS EXECUTED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY, ALTHOUGH THE WIND WAS STILL GUSTY. WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED, IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE ACFT, AND CAUSED THE ACFT TO GO OFF THE RWY INTO THE SOD, WHERE I STRUCK A RWY LIGHT. I WAS THEN ABLE TO TAXI BACK WITH FORCEFUL BRAKING AND CONSIDERABLE PWR. WITH LOW TIME IN THE ACFT, I WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY FAMILIAR WITH ITS PROPER HANDLING IN SUCH GUSTY CONDITIONS, AND WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL TRAINING.

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.