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Attributes | |
ACN | 606406 |
Time | |
Date | 200401 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : x39.airport |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Weather Elements | Turbulence 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 |
ASRS Report | 606406 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : unable |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon landing at X39, I was blown to side of runway by a strong unexpected gust of wind. Due to the narrow runway conditions, I exited the runway and struck a runway light with a main gear. Aircraft rolled out on grass on side of runway and stopped clear of any obstructions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER A XWIND GUST, A C172 PLT LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT DURING LNDG ROLL AND HITS A RWY LIGHT DURING THE RWY EXCURSION AT X39, FL.
Narrative: UPON LNDG AT X39, I WAS BLOWN TO SIDE OF RWY BY A STRONG UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND. DUE TO THE NARROW RWY CONDITIONS, I EXITED THE RWY AND STRUCK A RWY LIGHT WITH A MAIN GEAR. ACFT ROLLED OUT ON GRASS ON SIDE OF RWY AND STOPPED CLR OF ANY OBSTRUCTIONS.
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.