Narrative:

At approximately XA45Z, I received a 'standard briefing' and also filed an 'IFR flight plan' with the automated FSS by telephone. We departed hts, va, at approximately XB30Z. I was the pilot and my wife was a passenger in the front seat and my son was in the back seat. I had filed GPS direct from hts to 89D (kelley's island, oh). We were cleared to fly direct to 89D and flew at an altitude of 5000 ft MSL. The WX was clear for the entire flight and visibility was exceptional. I was in contact with huntington departure, ZID, mansfield approach control and ZOB during this flight. Approximately 1/4 mi from our destination (89D), I canceled my IFR flight plan. I attempted to contact unicom at 89D on several occasions for a 'landing advisory,' however, the airport was unattended and there was no reply. The winds were generally from the west, so I decided to land on runway 27. I called the downwind, base and final on unicom for traffic in case any other airplanes were in the area. The approach was normal and I touched down not far from the end of the runway near the centerline at approximately 65 KTS. Shortly after touchdown, the plane left the ground and turned to the left due to the wind. I was able to touch down a second time, still on the runway, however, the plane was moving off of the asphalt runway into the grass on the left side of the runway. The grass area to the left of runway 27 sloped to the left and I felt that my speed was too great and the plane too unstable to make a sharp turn to the right back towards the runway. I let the airplane continue to roll with small corrections to the right. However, the airplane continued towards the bushes and a portion of the left wing actually caught the bushes which caused the plane to turn at a very slow rate of speed into the same area. The force at impact did not even produce a jolt. I did not believe that there was any damage to the aircraft until the aircraft was pushed back out of the bushes and I noticed a dent near the outboard leading edge of the left wing. The nosewheel cover was also cracked slightly. No one was around, so we pushed the airplane back out of the bushes and I started the plane and taxied it over to the ramp area. The winds were at least 10 KTS and very variable with slight windshear.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT, ATTEMPTING A LNDG AT KELLY'S ISLAND, OH (89D), DEPARTED THE L SIDE OF THE RWY, COMING TO A STOP AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH SOME BUSHES.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA45Z, I RECEIVED A 'STANDARD BRIEFING' AND ALSO FILED AN 'IFR FLT PLAN' WITH THE AUTOMATED FSS BY TELEPHONE. WE DEPARTED HTS, VA, AT APPROX XB30Z. I WAS THE PLT AND MY WIFE WAS A PAX IN THE FRONT SEAT AND MY SON WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAD FILED GPS DIRECT FROM HTS TO 89D (KELLEY'S ISLAND, OH). WE WERE CLRED TO FLY DIRECT TO 89D AND FLEW AT AN ALT OF 5000 FT MSL. THE WX WAS CLR FOR THE ENTIRE FLT AND VISIBILITY WAS EXCEPTIONAL. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH HUNTINGTON DEP, ZID, MANSFIELD APCH CTL AND ZOB DURING THIS FLT. APPROX 1/4 MI FROM OUR DEST (89D), I CANCELED MY IFR FLT PLAN. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT UNICOM AT 89D ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR A 'LNDG ADVISORY,' HOWEVER, THE ARPT WAS UNATTENDED AND THERE WAS NO REPLY. THE WINDS WERE GENERALLY FROM THE W, SO I DECIDED TO LAND ON RWY 27. I CALLED THE DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL ON UNICOM FOR TFC IN CASE ANY OTHER AIRPLANES WERE IN THE AREA. THE APCH WAS NORMAL AND I TOUCHED DOWN NOT FAR FROM THE END OF THE RWY NEAR THE CTRLINE AT APPROX 65 KTS. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE LEFT THE GND AND TURNED TO THE L DUE TO THE WIND. I WAS ABLE TO TOUCH DOWN A SECOND TIME, STILL ON THE RWY, HOWEVER, THE PLANE WAS MOVING OFF OF THE ASPHALT RWY INTO THE GRASS ON THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. THE GRASS AREA TO THE L OF RWY 27 SLOPED TO THE L AND I FELT THAT MY SPD WAS TOO GREAT AND THE PLANE TOO UNSTABLE TO MAKE A SHARP TURN TO THE R BACK TOWARDS THE RWY. I LET THE AIRPLANE CONTINUE TO ROLL WITH SMALL CORRECTIONS TO THE R. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TOWARDS THE BUSHES AND A PORTION OF THE L WING ACTUALLY CAUGHT THE BUSHES WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO TURN AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPD INTO THE SAME AREA. THE FORCE AT IMPACT DID NOT EVEN PRODUCE A JOLT. I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT UNTIL THE ACFT WAS PUSHED BACK OUT OF THE BUSHES AND I NOTICED A DENT NEAR THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE L WING. THE NOSEWHEEL COVER WAS ALSO CRACKED SLIGHTLY. NO ONE WAS AROUND, SO WE PUSHED THE AIRPLANE BACK OUT OF THE BUSHES AND I STARTED THE PLANE AND TAXIED IT OVER TO THE RAMP AREA. THE WINDS WERE AT LEAST 10 KTS AND VERY VARIABLE WITH SLIGHT WINDSHEAR.

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.