Narrative:

Arriving VFR to the airport, I accepted a landing clearance to runway 33. Reported winds were 090 degree at 9 KTS. No windsock was visible near the approach end to runway 33. At my request the tower provided a wind check on short final. In the flare, a gust lifted the upwind wing slightly, turning the aircraft left of the centerline. As I recovered with right rudder I also applied brakes. The left brake grabbed momentarily, turning the plane further toward the left. Although the aircraft had slowed considerably, I was nearing the edge of the runway and facing a runway light. To avoid the risk of a propeller strike, I steered further left, rolled into the grass beside the runway, and stopped. There was no damage to the aircraft or airport property, and I, as the sole occupant, received no injury save for a bruised ego. Although the landing was within both my capabilities and those of the aircraft, I realize that -- especially given my low time in the model -- I should have requested a runway that was more favorably aligned with the wind. (Runway 6 was open and available.) in addition, a windsock at the approach end of the runway would have been helpful. In this case the tower was nearly 1 mi from the runway threshold, and the winds at the threshold could have differed significantly from what the tower reported.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 LEAVES RWY PAVED SURFACE TO AVOID ACFT DAMAGE IN XWIND LNDG AT ROA.

Narrative: ARRIVING VFR TO THE ARPT, I ACCEPTED A LNDG CLRNC TO RWY 33. RPTED WINDS WERE 090 DEG AT 9 KTS. NO WINDSOCK WAS VISIBLE NEAR THE APCH END TO RWY 33. AT MY REQUEST THE TWR PROVIDED A WIND CHK ON SHORT FINAL. IN THE FLARE, A GUST LIFTED THE UPWIND WING SLIGHTLY, TURNING THE ACFT L OF THE CTRLINE. AS I RECOVERED WITH R RUDDER I ALSO APPLIED BRAKES. THE L BRAKE GRABBED MOMENTARILY, TURNING THE PLANE FURTHER TOWARD THE L. ALTHOUGH THE ACFT HAD SLOWED CONSIDERABLY, I WAS NEARING THE EDGE OF THE RWY AND FACING A RWY LIGHT. TO AVOID THE RISK OF A PROP STRIKE, I STEERED FURTHER L, ROLLED INTO THE GRASS BESIDE THE RWY, AND STOPPED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR ARPT PROPERTY, AND I, AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED NO INJURY SAVE FOR A BRUISED EGO. ALTHOUGH THE LNDG WAS WITHIN BOTH MY CAPABILITIES AND THOSE OF THE ACFT, I REALIZE THAT -- ESPECIALLY GIVEN MY LOW TIME IN THE MODEL -- I SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A RWY THAT WAS MORE FAVORABLY ALIGNED WITH THE WIND. (RWY 6 WAS OPEN AND AVAILABLE.) IN ADDITION, A WINDSOCK AT THE APCH END OF THE RWY WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL. IN THIS CASE THE TWR WAS NEARLY 1 MI FROM THE RWY THRESHOLD, AND THE WINDS AT THE THRESHOLD COULD HAVE DIFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WHAT THE TWR RPTED.

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.