Narrative:

Upon return from a VFR pleasure flight involving multiple takeoffs and lndgs, I was on a routine visual approach for runway 33. The sky was mostly clear, virtually unlimited visibility, winds 280 degrees at 8-10 mph and a dry concrete runway. Cleared to land, the approach was ordinary with no surrounding traffic. Full flaps were extended, landing gear down, and an airspeed of 75 KIAS. Within a few seconds after touchdown, the right wing lifted suddenly and the aircraft turned to the left. At this time, I did not believe that I could safely recover to stay on the runway. I kept the airplane straight and level as possible until slowing sufficiently. I was about 20 degrees off of runway heading and in the grass next to the runway. I began to steer the aircraft back towards the runway, but could only return to a little past parallel before the wheels bogged down into muc (it had rained for 3 days before this day). I stayed in contact with the tower controller while waiting for emergency services to arrive. After assuring my well being and established radio contact with the emergency crew, the controller allowed me to stop the engine and exit the aircraft. The aircraft was towed to its home FBO uneventfully. The plane was washed and inspected. No obvious damage. The following morning the aircraft was inspected by an a&P mechanic. No damage was found. After testing, the aircraft was returned to service. WX, other than the stated winds, was not a factor. There were no known structural or onboard equipment failures. I may have over corrected for the xwinds. Once turned away from runway heading, I did the safest thing that I believe I could. I was the only person on board. I was not hurt, airport property was not damaged, and the aircraft was not damaged. I have requested the services of a flight instructor to fly with me to maintain proficiency in my skills in landing with xwinds.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT CTL DURING A XWIND LNDG ON RWY 33 RESULTS IN A RWY EXCURSION BY A C182RG PVT PLT AT ADS.

Narrative: UPON RETURN FROM A VFR PLEASURE FLT INVOLVING MULTIPLE TKOFS AND LNDGS, I WAS ON A ROUTINE VISUAL APCH FOR RWY 33. THE SKY WAS MOSTLY CLR, VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED VISIBILITY, WINDS 280 DEGS AT 8-10 MPH AND A DRY CONCRETE RWY. CLRED TO LAND, THE APCH WAS ORDINARY WITH NO SURROUNDING TFC. FULL FLAPS WERE EXTENDED, LNDG GEAR DOWN, AND AN AIRSPD OF 75 KIAS. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE R WING LIFTED SUDDENLY AND THE ACFT TURNED TO THE L. AT THIS TIME, I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT I COULD SAFELY RECOVER TO STAY ON THE RWY. I KEPT THE AIRPLANE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AS POSSIBLE UNTIL SLOWING SUFFICIENTLY. I WAS ABOUT 20 DEGS OFF OF RWY HDG AND IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RWY. I BEGAN TO STEER THE ACFT BACK TOWARDS THE RWY, BUT COULD ONLY RETURN TO A LITTLE PAST PARALLEL BEFORE THE WHEELS BOGGED DOWN INTO MUC (IT HAD RAINED FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE THIS DAY). I STAYED IN CONTACT WITH THE TWR CTLR WHILE WAITING FOR EMER SVCS TO ARRIVE. AFTER ASSURING MY WELL BEING AND ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH THE EMER CREW, THE CTLR ALLOWED ME TO STOP THE ENG AND EXIT THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO ITS HOME FBO UNEVENTFULLY. THE PLANE WAS WASHED AND INSPECTED. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN A&P MECH. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. AFTER TESTING, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SVC. WX, OTHER THAN THE STATED WINDS, WAS NOT A FACTOR. THERE WERE NO KNOWN STRUCTURAL OR ONBOARD EQUIP FAILURES. I MAY HAVE OVER CORRECTED FOR THE XWINDS. ONCE TURNED AWAY FROM RWY HDG, I DID THE SAFEST THING THAT I BELIEVE I COULD. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. I WAS NOT HURT, ARPT PROPERTY WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND THE ACFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. I HAVE REQUESTED THE SVCS OF A FLT INSTRUCTOR TO FLY WITH ME TO MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY IN MY SKILLS IN LNDG WITH 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.