<< >> NASA ASRS Report 546015, May 2002

C172 private pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing resulting in the aircraft going off the side of the runway. Reporter regained control and brought aircraft back to the runway.

Attributes
ACN	546015
Time
Date	200205
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bct.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
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 : 44.2 flight time total : 56.9 flight time type : 43.1
ASRS Report	546015
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Final approach runway 23 at bct, wind was 190 degrees at 10 KTS, was on stabilized approach, with the correct crosswind corrections input. Once the mains came down, I lowered the nose gear and began to apply brake pressure to slow down and exit the runway, while keeping the crosswind correction in. Suddenly the right wing of the aircraft lifted up, causing the aircraft to veer off to the left. When this happened, the aircraft went completely off the runway for a short time then I was able to bring the aircraft back onto the runway. I firmly believe that it was windshear that caused the aircraft to be blown off the runway in the opposite direction of the crosswind.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PVT PLT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG RESULTING IN THE ACFT GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. RPTR REGAINED CTL AND BROUGHT ACFT BACK TO THE RWY.

Narrative: FINAL APCH RWY 23 AT BCT, WIND WAS 190 DEGS AT 10 KTS, WAS ON STABILIZED APCH, WITH THE CORRECT XWIND CORRECTIONS INPUT. ONCE THE MAINS CAME DOWN, I LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR AND BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE TO SLOW DOWN AND EXIT THE RWY, WHILE KEEPING THE XWIND CORRECTION IN. SUDDENLY THE R WING OF THE ACFT LIFTED UP, CAUSING THE ACFT TO VEER OFF TO THE L. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE ACFT WENT COMPLETELY OFF THE RWY FOR A SHORT TIME THEN I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE ACFT BACK ONTO THE RWY. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS WINDSHEAR THAT CAUSED THE ACFT TO BE BLOWN OFF THE RWY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE XWIND.

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.