Small aircraft aircraft landing. Crosswind and gusts contributed to reporter pilot losing control of...

Attributes
ACN	370404
Time
Date	199706
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jot
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 338 flight time type : 58
ASRS Report	370404
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was returning to my home airport with a passenger (friend) after a short trip to indiana. Winds that day were strong (greater than or equal to 20 KTS) with gusts to 30 KTS. Unicom reported the same and said aircraft were using runway 4 (grass) and runway 12 (concrete). Winds were reported northeast to east. Wind sock appeared as direct crosswind runway 12. Since I had previously departed on the grass, and didn't want to challenge the gear anymore, I opted for runway 12. The final approach was challenging, but controled. On rollout after landing, a sudden gust caught the left wing and tail lifting both. The right wingtip and propeller tips struck the runway before I could right the aircraft. After doing so, I used the nosewheel to steer the aircraft onto the grass and off the runway. A C310 on final 1/2 hour later on the same runway went around and opted for runway 4. I should have done the same. Factors: 1) judgement -- I exceeded both the aircraft and my own limits. 2) holding the left aileron down more on rollout may have avoided some of this. 3) should have landed on runway 4. I'm very conservative and probably wouldn't have flown that day had I been alone. I think I allowed the presence of my friend to alter my judgement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT LNDG. XWIND AND GUSTS CONTRIBUTED TO RPTR PLT LOSING CTL OF ACFT, HITTING WINGTIP AND PROP.

Narrative: I WAS RETURNING TO MY HOME ARPT WITH A PAX (FRIEND) AFTER A SHORT TRIP TO INDIANA. WINDS THAT DAY WERE STRONG (GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 20 KTS) WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS. UNICOM RPTED THE SAME AND SAID ACFT WERE USING RWY 4 (GRASS) AND RWY 12 (CONCRETE). WINDS WERE RPTED NE TO E. WIND SOCK APPEARED AS DIRECT XWIND RWY 12. SINCE I HAD PREVIOUSLY DEPARTED ON THE GRASS, AND DIDN'T WANT TO CHALLENGE THE GEAR ANYMORE, I OPTED FOR RWY 12. THE FINAL APCH WAS CHALLENGING, BUT CTLED. ON ROLLOUT AFTER LNDG, A SUDDEN GUST CAUGHT THE L WING AND TAIL LIFTING BOTH. THE R WINGTIP AND PROP TIPS STRUCK THE RWY BEFORE I COULD RIGHT THE ACFT. AFTER DOING SO, I USED THE NOSEWHEEL TO STEER THE ACFT ONTO THE GRASS AND OFF THE RWY. A C310 ON FINAL 1/2 HR LATER ON THE SAME RWY WENT AROUND AND OPTED FOR RWY 4. I SHOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME. FACTORS: 1) JUDGEMENT -- I EXCEEDED BOTH THE ACFT AND MY OWN LIMITS. 2) HOLDING THE L AILERON DOWN MORE ON ROLLOUT MAY HAVE AVOIDED SOME OF THIS. 3) SHOULD HAVE LANDED ON RWY 4. I'M VERY CONSERVATIVE AND PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE FLOWN THAT DAY HAD I BEEN ALONE. I THINK I ALLOWED THE PRESENCE OF MY FRIEND TO ALTER MY JUDGEMENT.

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.

Small aircraft aircraft landing. Crosswind and gusts contributed to reporter pilot losing control of aircraft, hitting wingtip and propeller.