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Attributes | |
ACN | 531713 |
Time | |
Date | 200112 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ozw.airport |
State Reference | MI |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Weather Elements | other |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing : roll |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 400 |
ASRS Report | 531713 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | observation : passenger |
Events | |
Anomaly | incursion : taxiway inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence other other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airport Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Had been making lndgs and takeoffs. The wind seemed to increase. When I made my last takeoff, it took full control inputs to maintain directional control. I asked unicom of the winds and the airport manager informed me that they were a direct crosswind 20 KTS gusting to 27 KTS. I became concerned about landing in those conditions, and made a decision to land into the wind on a taxiway. There were no conflicts with other traffic, and I advised unicom of my intentions with no reply. I have a qualified pilot as a witness, whom was in the airplane with me. We have a grass runway, but the rainfall we have had made it unusable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C180 (TAILWIND TYPE) PLT LANDED ON TXWY AFTER SURFACE WIND EXCEEDED ACFT XWIND COMPONENT AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: HAD BEEN MAKING LNDGS AND TKOFS. THE WIND SEEMED TO INCREASE. WHEN I MADE MY LAST TKOF, IT TOOK FULL CTL INPUTS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL. I ASKED UNICOM OF THE WINDS AND THE ARPT MGR INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE A DIRECT XWIND 20 KTS GUSTING TO 27 KTS. I BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT LNDG IN THOSE CONDITIONS, AND MADE A DECISION TO LAND INTO THE WIND ON A TXWY. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER TFC, AND I ADVISED UNICOM OF MY INTENTIONS WITH NO REPLY. I HAVE A QUALIFIED PLT AS A WITNESS, WHOM WAS IN THE AIRPLANE WITH ME. WE HAVE A GRASS RWY, BUT THE RAINFALL WE HAVE HAD MADE IT UNUSABLE.
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.