Narrative:

Arrived at airport at XA30. Completed the preflight at XA45. Winds average between 8-10 KTS. They were occasionally gusting at 13-15 KTS. I waited for the winds to calm down. I ended up waiting about an hour. I taxied and took off when the winds were at 7 KTS. Once airborne the winds were very bad. During the duration of my 1.2 hour flight I tried to land 3 times, but the winds were too bad. I continued to listen to the WX on the communication, and before my 4TH attempted landing, the winds were at 8 KTS. The winds were still at 8 KTS when I was on final. The wind was not a direct crosswind, but close. I made the landing with a slight hop on the runway. I used my brakes to start slowing down. I had a ground roll speed of 50 KTS. When I got slammed by a vicious direct crosswind I countered by putting the ailerons in the correct position, left in this case. The wind was very strong. It started to push me to the right of the runway. I applied more pressure to the brakes, and they locked up. The wind pushed me off the runway into the infield. My brakes were still locked up on the grass, which made it almost impossible to control. My right landing gear hit a ground runway light. I ended up on the asphalt at the midfield taxiway. Nobody was hurt. The damage caused the fairing covering the tire to break. When I went inside my flight instructor was there. He looked at my logbook and told me my 90 day solo time was expired. He also informed me that I could not fly in winds above 8 or 9 KTS. I had no idea that I was over the 90 days. I didn't even know about the 90 days, nor the winds. I just thought on a windy day it was up to the pilot's discretion. It surprised me.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY DURING LNDG.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT ARPT AT XA30. COMPLETED THE PREFLT AT XA45. WINDS AVG BETWEEN 8-10 KTS. THEY WERE OCCASIONALLY GUSTING AT 13-15 KTS. I WAITED FOR THE WINDS TO CALM DOWN. I ENDED UP WAITING ABOUT AN HOUR. I TAXIED AND TOOK OFF WHEN THE WINDS WERE AT 7 KTS. ONCE AIRBORNE THE WINDS WERE VERY BAD. DURING THE DURATION OF MY 1.2 HR FLT I TRIED TO LAND 3 TIMES, BUT THE WINDS WERE TOO BAD. I CONTINUED TO LISTEN TO THE WX ON THE COM, AND BEFORE MY 4TH ATTEMPTED LNDG, THE WINDS WERE AT 8 KTS. THE WINDS WERE STILL AT 8 KTS WHEN I WAS ON FINAL. THE WIND WAS NOT A DIRECT CROSSWIND, BUT CLOSE. I MADE THE LANDING WITH A SLIGHT HOP ON THE RWY. I USED MY BRAKES TO START SLOWING DOWN. I HAD A GND ROLL SPEED OF 50 KTS. WHEN I GOT SLAMMED BY A VICIOUS DIRECT CROSSWIND I COUNTERED BY PUTTING THE AILERONS IN THE CORRECT POS, LEFT IN THIS CASE. THE WIND WAS VERY STRONG. IT STARTED TO PUSH ME TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, AND THEY LOCKED UP. THE WIND PUSHED ME OFF THE RWY INTO THE INFIELD. MY BRAKES WERE STILL LOCKED UP ON THE GRASS, WHICH MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CTL. MY RIGHT LNDG GEAR HIT A GND RWY LIGHT. I ENDED UP ON THE ASPHALT AT THE MIDFIELD TXWY. NOBODY WAS HURT. THE DAMAGE CAUSED THE FAIRING COVERING THE TIRE TO BREAK. WHEN I WENT INSIDE MY FLT INSTRUCTOR WAS THERE. HE LOOKED AT MY LOGBOOK AND TOLD ME MY 90 DAY SOLO TIME WAS EXPIRED. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I COULD NOT FLY IN WINDS ABOVE 8 OR 9 KTS. I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WAS OVER THE 90 DAYS. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE 90 DAYS, NOR THE WINDS. I JUST THOUGHT ON A WINDY DAY IT WAS UP TO THE PLT'S DISCRETION. IT SURPRISED ME.

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.