Pilot of an ML7 encountered winds during landing that exceeded his ability to control wind drift. As...

Attributes
ACN	330663
Time
Date	199603
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 2g2 airport : 252
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-7
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 325 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	330663
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon touchdown and before rollout on runway 14, a gust of wind (strong xwinds were present) provided sufficient lift to cause airplane to lift inches off of the runway and drift off of desired course. Drift rate was from right to left. When it was apparent that the airplane would not remain on the runway, a go around decision was made. I believed that it was better to fly the airplane. There was less control of the airplane on the ground. While these events were happening the drift rate continued. The drift pushed the airplane out past the runway (to the left) and before sufficient altitude could be gained, a runway marker light was struck by the underside of the fuselage. A go around was executed with no further events to note. The breakaway light was damaged, but repairable, and fabric on underside of airplane was damaged with a minor repair needed. This airport has just been renovated. It previously had a crosswind runway but due to construction it was obstructed. Although it was more in line with prevailing winds, this was not the primary runway of use since it wasn't paved and only the original runway could be repaired. No choices allowed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN ML7 ENCOUNTERED WINDS DURING LNDG THAT EXCEEDED HIS ABILITY TO CTL WIND DRIFT. AS THE ACFT DRIFTED TOWARD THE L SIDE OF THE RWY, THE PLT INITIATED A GAR, BUT THE ACFT DRIFTED OVER THE RWY EDGE AND STRUCK A RWY LIGHT IN THE PROCESS. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: UPON TOUCHDOWN AND BEFORE ROLLOUT ON RWY 14, A GUST OF WIND (STRONG XWINDS WERE PRESENT) PROVIDED SUFFICIENT LIFT TO CAUSE AIRPLANE TO LIFT INCHES OFF OF THE RWY AND DRIFT OFF OF DESIRED COURSE. DRIFT RATE WAS FROM R TO L. WHEN IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT REMAIN ON THE RWY, A GAR DECISION WAS MADE. I BELIEVED THAT IT WAS BETTER TO FLY THE AIRPLANE. THERE WAS LESS CTL OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE GND. WHILE THESE EVENTS WERE HAPPENING THE DRIFT RATE CONTINUED. THE DRIFT PUSHED THE AIRPLANE OUT PAST THE RWY (TO THE L) AND BEFORE SUFFICIENT ALT COULD BE GAINED, A RWY MARKER LIGHT WAS STRUCK BY THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. A GAR WAS EXECUTED WITH NO FURTHER EVENTS TO NOTE. THE BREAKAWAY LIGHT WAS DAMAGED, BUT REPAIRABLE, AND FABRIC ON UNDERSIDE OF AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED WITH A MINOR REPAIR NEEDED. THIS ARPT HAS JUST BEEN RENOVATED. IT PREVIOUSLY HAD A XWIND RWY BUT DUE TO CONSTRUCTION IT WAS OBSTRUCTED. ALTHOUGH IT WAS MORE IN LINE WITH PREVAILING WINDS, THIS WAS NOT THE PRIMARY RWY OF USE SINCE IT WASN'T PAVED AND ONLY THE ORIGINAL RWY COULD BE REPAIRED. NO CHOICES ALLOWED.

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.

Pilot of an ML7 encountered winds during landing that exceeded his ability to control wind drift. As the aircraft drifted toward the left side of the runway, the pilot initiated a go around, but the aircraft drifted over the runway edge and struck a runway light in the process. Aircraft damaged.