C172 pilot adjusts crosswind landing for affects of buildings adjacent to the runway.

Attributes
ACN	628584
Time
Date	200408
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
ASRS Report	628584
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

It was a textbook approach in a C172. Flaps down, minimum airspeed. A small crosswind from the right. I paid no attention to the line of hangar buildings on the right which was a short distance from the runway. As my plane descended through an altitude even with the top of the buildings, the right wing lost lift and dropped. The plane slipped to the right completely off the runway. Instinctively I applied full power and put the nose down to regain airspeed, gained a few ft of altitude, flew back over the runway to make a textbook landing down the centerline. This happened with no time to think. My reflexes kicked in with the intensive stall recovery training I had.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT ADJUSTS XWIND LNDG FOR AFFECTS OF BUILDINGS ADJACENT TO THE RWY.

Narrative: IT WAS A TEXTBOOK APCH IN A C172. FLAPS DOWN, MINIMUM AIRSPD. A SMALL XWIND FROM THE R. I PAID NO ATTN TO THE LINE OF HANGAR BUILDINGS ON THE R WHICH WAS A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE RWY. AS MY PLANE DSNDED THROUGH AN ALT EVEN WITH THE TOP OF THE BUILDINGS, THE R WING LOST LIFT AND DROPPED. THE PLANE SLIPPED TO THE R COMPLETELY OFF THE RWY. INSTINCTIVELY I APPLIED FULL PWR AND PUT THE NOSE DOWN TO REGAIN AIRSPD, GAINED A FEW FT OF ALT, FLEW BACK OVER THE RWY TO MAKE A TEXTBOOK LNDG DOWN THE CTRLINE. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO TIME TO THINK. MY REFLEXES KICKED IN WITH THE INTENSIVE STALL RECOVERY TRAINING I HAD.

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.