Spi has difficult landing in crosswind, loses control ends up in ditch.

Attributes
ACN	331441
Time
Date	199603
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bqk
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 132 flight time type : 86
ASRS Report	331441
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had set up a normal traffic pattern landing for runway 7 at bqk (glynco). Everything was alright until the final approach at about 20 ft AGL. I had a left crosswind and had applied left aileron and right rudder. The wind was blowing me more to the right. I applied more xctl to align the aircraft with the center of the runway. All of a sudden, something seemed to be pushing the aircraft from the rear and then more wind from the left. By this time I had touched down, however, I was out of rudder and aileron. The aircraft veered to the left into the grass. I applied the brakes, but was unable to stop until the aircraft landed in the ditch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI HAS DIFFICULT LNDG IN XWIND, LOSES CTL ENDS UP IN DITCH.

Narrative: I HAD SET UP A NORMAL TFC PATTERN LNDG FOR RWY 7 AT BQK (GLYNCO). EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT UNTIL THE FINAL APCH AT ABOUT 20 FT AGL. I HAD A L XWIND AND HAD APPLIED L AILERON AND R RUDDER. THE WIND WAS BLOWING ME MORE TO THE R. I APPLIED MORE XCTL TO ALIGN THE ACFT WITH THE CTR OF THE RWY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOMETHING SEEMED TO BE PUSHING THE ACFT FROM THE REAR AND THEN MORE WIND FROM THE L. BY THIS TIME I HAD TOUCHED DOWN, HOWEVER, I WAS OUT OF RUDDER AND AILERON. THE ACFT VEERED TO THE L INTO THE GRASS. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP UNTIL THE ACFT LANDED IN THE DITCH.

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.