Private pilot of an small aircraft sel lost control of the aircraft during landing in gusty crosswin...

Attributes
ACN	333126
Time
Date	199604
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f46
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 44 flight time total : 148 flight time type : 67
ASRS Report	333126
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon returning to F46 I requested advisory from F46 unicom and received (winds southwest 10-16 KTS and runway 16 was the preferred runway) due to variable wind conditions I asked that runway 34 might not be better and I received no response, he may have been walked on by other radio traffic. Upon downwind entry I observed windsock southwest so I proceeded with landing on runway 16. Just at touchdown wind changed to northwest and gusting. As a result I overshot desired landing area and crosswind caused some control problems. Landing was hot and aircraft would not slow down, and it was not possible to go around or attempt another takeoff. In order to avoid major damage I skidded off right side of runway, applied enough power to clear a ditch, fence and came to rest in open field, however, fence posts scraped bottom of aircraft and damaged several skin panels and cracked the wheel pants. There was no propeller strike, no engine damage and no structural damage. On apr/tue/96, I contacted FSDO dallas and they referred me to NTSB. On apr/wed/96, I contacted ft worth NTSB and they stated that an accident did not occur and that I do not need to do anything else except to repair.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG IN GUSTY XWIND CONDITIONS RESULTING IN CRASH LNDG OFF THE RWY INTO A FIELD. NO INJURIES. ACFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO FUSELAGE SKIN AND WHEEL PANT DAMAGE.

Narrative: UPON RETURNING TO F46 I REQUESTED ADVISORY FROM F46 UNICOM AND RECEIVED (WINDS SW 10-16 KTS AND RWY 16 WAS THE PREFERRED RWY) DUE TO VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS I ASKED THAT RWY 34 MIGHT NOT BE BETTER AND I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE, HE MAY HAVE BEEN WALKED ON BY OTHER RADIO TFC. UPON DOWNWIND ENTRY I OBSERVED WINDSOCK SW SO I PROCEEDED WITH LNDG ON RWY 16. JUST AT TOUCHDOWN WIND CHANGED TO NW AND GUSTING. AS A RESULT I OVERSHOT DESIRED LNDG AREA AND XWIND CAUSED SOME CTL PROBS. LNDG WAS HOT AND ACFT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, AND IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO GAR OR ATTEMPT ANOTHER TKOF. IN ORDER TO AVOID MAJOR DAMAGE I SKIDDED OFF R SIDE OF RWY, APPLIED ENOUGH PWR TO CLR A DITCH, FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN OPEN FIELD, HOWEVER, FENCE POSTS SCRAPED BOTTOM OF ACFT AND DAMAGED SEVERAL SKIN PANELS AND CRACKED THE WHEEL PANTS. THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE, NO ENG DAMAGE AND NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ON APR/TUE/96, I CONTACTED FSDO DALLAS AND THEY REFERRED ME TO NTSB. ON APR/WED/96, I CONTACTED FT WORTH NTSB AND THEY STATED THAT AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR AND THAT I DO NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT TO REPAIR.

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.

Private pilot of an small aircraft sel lost control of the aircraft during landing in gusty crosswind conditions resulting in crash landing off the runway into a field. No injuries. Aircraft damage was limited to fuselage skin and wheel pant damage.