<< >> NASA ASRS Report 612209, March 2004

Runway excursion when a C150 pilot is unable to adjust to a crosswind resulting in the left wing contacting the ground during landing.

Attributes
ACN	612209
Time
Date	200403
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28.6 flight time total : 112.4 flight time type : 3.8
ASRS Report	612209
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was making a normal approach to runway 35. The wind was last reported from 030 degrees at 11 KTS. I flared a little too high above the runway. When this was discovered, I added a little power to help prevent a hard landing. At this time, there was a gust of wind from the right. I attempted to correct with the ailerons, but the correction was too slow and the left wingtip struck runway 35. This caused the plane to turn to the left. The plane ended up on all 3 landing gear and rolled off the runway where it stopped. At this point, I noticed from the windsock indication that the wind had changed direction and was blowing directly across runway 35 at a speed of around 15 KTS. The runway and runway lights were not damaged. The only damage to the plane was on the left wingtip and left aileron. I didn't adjust enough for the crosswind in a C150. Most of my experience is in a C172 which doesn't need as much correction. I will take additional crosswind landing training to learn how to correct for strong xwinds.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION WHEN A C150 PLT IS UNABLE TO ADJUST TO A XWIND RESULTING IN THE L WING CONTACTING THE GND DURING LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING A NORMAL APCH TO RWY 35. THE WIND WAS LAST RPTED FROM 030 DEGS AT 11 KTS. I FLARED A LITTLE TOO HIGH ABOVE THE RWY. WHEN THIS WAS DISCOVERED, I ADDED A LITTLE PWR TO HELP PREVENT A HARD LNDG. AT THIS TIME, THERE WAS A GUST OF WIND FROM THE R. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH THE AILERONS, BUT THE CORRECTION WAS TOO SLOW AND THE L WINGTIP STRUCK RWY 35. THIS CAUSED THE PLANE TO TURN TO THE L. THE PLANE ENDED UP ON ALL 3 LNDG GEAR AND ROLLED OFF THE RWY WHERE IT STOPPED. AT THIS POINT, I NOTICED FROM THE WINDSOCK INDICATION THAT THE WIND HAD CHANGED DIRECTION AND WAS BLOWING DIRECTLY ACROSS RWY 35 AT A SPD OF AROUND 15 KTS. THE RWY AND RWY LIGHTS WERE NOT DAMAGED. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE PLANE WAS ON THE L WINGTIP AND L AILERON. I DIDN'T ADJUST ENOUGH FOR THE XWIND IN A C150. MOST OF MY EXPERIENCE IS IN A C172 WHICH DOESN'T NEED AS MUCH CORRECTION. I WILL TAKE ADDITIONAL XWIND LNDG TRAINING TO LEARN HOW TO CORRECT FOR STRONG XWINDS.

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.