PA28 pilot lost control of the aircraft on landing and departed the runway.

Attributes
ACN	409925
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3g7
State Reference	NY
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-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	409925
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other 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 landing at 3g7 with a crosswind of 10 KTS. Wind slightly favored landing runway 28. Approach was normal and stable with aircraft in landing confign at 80 mph. Touchdown was normal on centerline. On rollout, aircraft floated up and left about 2 ft. When we touched down again, we were heading toward the grass. We crossed onto the grass and hit a runway light. Aircraft would not respond to right rudder and power was applied to make rudder effective and we started a turn toward the runway. However, a ditch perpendicular to the runway collapsed the nose gear. Damage included propeller engine mount, gear and gear hardware. I suspect that the runway light folded the nose gear, or the passenger became frightened and inadvertently braced himself using the rudder pedals. I do not know why we floated except that we may have been hit by a gust of wind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT ON LNDG AND DEPARTED THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AT 3G7 WITH A XWIND OF 10 KTS. WIND SLIGHTLY FAVORED LNDG RWY 28. APCH WAS NORMAL AND STABLE WITH ACFT IN LNDG CONFIGN AT 80 MPH. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL ON CTRLINE. ON ROLLOUT, ACFT FLOATED UP AND L ABOUT 2 FT. WHEN WE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, WE WERE HDG TOWARD THE GRASS. WE CROSSED ONTO THE GRASS AND HIT A RWY LIGHT. ACFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO R RUDDER AND PWR WAS APPLIED TO MAKE RUDDER EFFECTIVE AND WE STARTED A TURN TOWARD THE RWY. HOWEVER, A DITCH PERPENDICULAR TO THE RWY COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. DAMAGE INCLUDED PROP ENG MOUNT, GEAR AND GEAR HARDWARE. I SUSPECT THAT THE RWY LIGHT FOLDED THE NOSE GEAR, OR THE PAX BECAME FRIGHTENED AND INADVERTENTLY BRACED HIMSELF USING THE RUDDER PEDALS. I DO NOT KNOW WHY WE FLOATED EXCEPT THAT WE MAY HAVE BEEN HIT BY A GUST OF WIND.

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.