Narrative:

It was a beautiful crystal blue day no clouds in the sky. Winds were 270 degrees at 10 KTS variable. Flying solo for pleasure I did 2 lndgs at eagle creek, one at sheridan then flew to 3SY to land. The sun was bright as I turned final I remember thinking it was blinding, however I was set up nicely for the approach and landed approximately 50 ft from the numbers on runway 24. The landing was in control, but as soon as I put my feet on the brakes the plane began to drift to the right even after trying to change my correction by using left rudder, then back on the brakes. I must have locked the right brake because there were skid marks for approximately 200 ft before the plane went off the runway right main in the mud, then nosewheel to follow. The ground was saturated and the nosewheel sunk up to the top of the apron. The propeller hit runway edge light. I shut down as I went off the runway but the propeller was still turning and it caused some chips on both blades. In retrospect, I know now I should have gotten off the brakes instantly -- until the plane was eased back towards the centerline. Also I believe and have a witness a CFI/a&P to verify the wind stopped then switched directions right as I landed. But it was still not so strong that this should have occurred. I have made over 580 lndgs and I have never even came close to going off the runway but I know now it's very easy if you don't watch everything constantly because the wind changes -- brakes lock and on a dry surface it probably would not have been an incident at all but once 1 wheel is off the others follow. It's been 2 days and I'm going flying today with an instructor to increase my skills and get back a little confidence after an unnerving experience.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING LNDG ROLL RESULTING IN DRIFTING OFF SIDE OF THE RWY AND HITTING A RWY EDGE LIGHT WITH THE ACFT PROP. THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP ONLY.

Narrative: IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL BLUE DAY NO CLOUDS IN THE SKY. WINDS WERE 270 DEGS AT 10 KTS VARIABLE. FLYING SOLO FOR PLEASURE I DID 2 LNDGS AT EAGLE CREEK, ONE AT SHERIDAN THEN FLEW TO 3SY TO LAND. THE SUN WAS BRIGHT AS I TURNED FINAL I REMEMBER THINKING IT WAS BLINDING, HOWEVER I WAS SET UP NICELY FOR THE APCH AND LANDED APPROX 50 FT FROM THE NUMBERS ON RWY 24. THE LNDG WAS IN CTL, BUT AS SOON AS I PUT MY FEET ON THE BRAKES THE PLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE R EVEN AFTER TRYING TO CHANGE MY CORRECTION BY USING L RUDDER, THEN BACK ON THE BRAKES. I MUST HAVE LOCKED THE R BRAKE BECAUSE THERE WERE SKID MARKS FOR APPROX 200 FT BEFORE THE PLANE WENT OFF THE RWY R MAIN IN THE MUD, THEN NOSEWHEEL TO FOLLOW. THE GND WAS SATURATED AND THE NOSEWHEEL SUNK UP TO THE TOP OF THE APRON. THE PROP HIT RWY EDGE LIGHT. I SHUT DOWN AS I WENT OFF THE RWY BUT THE PROP WAS STILL TURNING AND IT CAUSED SOME CHIPS ON BOTH BLADES. IN RETROSPECT, I KNOW NOW I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN OFF THE BRAKES INSTANTLY -- UNTIL THE PLANE WAS EASED BACK TOWARDS THE CTRLINE. ALSO I BELIEVE AND HAVE A WITNESS A CFI/A&P TO VERIFY THE WIND STOPPED THEN SWITCHED DIRECTIONS RIGHT AS I LANDED. BUT IT WAS STILL NOT SO STRONG THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED. I HAVE MADE OVER 580 LNDGS AND I HAVE NEVER EVEN CAME CLOSE TO GOING OFF THE RWY BUT I KNOW NOW IT'S VERY EASY IF YOU DON'T WATCH EVERYTHING CONSTANTLY BECAUSE THE WIND CHANGES -- BRAKES LOCK AND ON A DRY SURFACE IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN INCIDENT AT ALL BUT ONCE 1 WHEEL IS OFF THE OTHERS FOLLOW. IT'S BEEN 2 DAYS AND I'M GOING FLYING TODAY WITH AN INSTRUCTOR TO INCREASE MY SKILLS AND GET BACK A LITTLE CONFIDENCE AFTER AN UNNERVING EXPERIENCE.

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.