A C172 pilot, while landing at sus with a crosswind, departed the right side of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	530759
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1.6 flight time total : 65.5
ASRS Report	530759
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on final for runway 26R with ATIS reporting winds from 180 degrees at 12 KTS. I was holding wind correction, and the rudder was almost all the way to the right. I was tracking the centerline of the runway and landed on the centerline. After I landed and the airplane started to slow down, the airplane started drifting to the right on the runway, and I pressed the left rudder pedal. I then noticed that the airplane was leaning to the right, so I decided to take my feet off the pedal and let the airplane roll to a stop. The airplane rolled off the runway to the right, and it stopped about 30 ft to the side of the runway on the grass. There was no damage to the airplane or on the ground. The situation probably occurred because I did not add enough wind correction as the airplane slowed down during rollout after landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT, WHILE LNDG AT SUS WITH A XWIND, DEPARTED THE R SIDE OF THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 26R WITH ATIS RPTING WINDS FROM 180 DEGS AT 12 KTS. I WAS HOLDING WIND CORRECTION, AND THE RUDDER WAS ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE R. I WAS TRACKING THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY AND LANDED ON THE CTRLINE. AFTER I LANDED AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, THE AIRPLANE STARTED DRIFTING TO THE R ON THE RWY, AND I PRESSED THE L RUDDER PEDAL. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LEANING TO THE R, SO I DECIDED TO TAKE MY FEET OFF THE PEDAL AND LET THE AIRPLANE ROLL TO A STOP. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OFF THE RWY TO THE R, AND IT STOPPED ABOUT 30 FT TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY ON THE GRASS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OR ON THE GND. THE SIT PROBABLY OCCURRED BECAUSE I DID NOT ADD ENOUGH WIND CORRECTION AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED DOWN DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LNDG.

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.