C180 pilot has runway excursion during gusty wind conditions on landing.

Attributes
ACN	705683
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
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 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	705683
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Crosswind gust caused aircraft to leave runway to the right on landing. Right wheel went into soft earth causing aircraft to continue to the right. Aircraft returned to runway as the wind became less. Power was at idle; flaps at 30 degrees; main gear (wheels) landing. Propeller hit runway edge light resulting in a slight nick in propeller blade; propeller has been sent out to check condition. Runway is hard surface 3000 ft by 50 ft; lined with trees on either side for about 1/2 of the length. New hangars on left side. I was not prepared for wind gust from north side near hangars. Rudder effectiveness was not sufficient to maintain direction with this gust which caused minimal wheel contact and aircraft left runway. I was not under any stress during this 45 min flight and should have been able to recover from this sudden wind gust. WX was very hot. Airport elevation 291 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C180 PLT HAS RWY EXCURSION DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS ON LNDG.

Narrative: XWIND GUST CAUSED ACFT TO LEAVE RWY TO THE R ON LNDG. R WHEEL WENT INTO SOFT EARTH CAUSING ACFT TO CONTINUE TO THE R. ACFT RETURNED TO RWY AS THE WIND BECAME LESS. PWR WAS AT IDLE; FLAPS AT 30 DEGS; MAIN GEAR (WHEELS) LNDG. PROP HIT RWY EDGE LIGHT RESULTING IN A SLIGHT NICK IN PROP BLADE; PROP HAS BEEN SENT OUT TO CHK CONDITION. RWY IS HARD SURFACE 3000 FT BY 50 FT; LINED WITH TREES ON EITHER SIDE FOR ABOUT 1/2 OF THE LENGTH. NEW HANGARS ON L SIDE. I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR WIND GUST FROM N SIDE NEAR HANGARS. RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION WITH THIS GUST WHICH CAUSED MINIMAL WHEEL CONTACT AND ACFT LEFT RWY. I WAS NOT UNDER ANY STRESS DURING THIS 45 MIN FLT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THIS SUDDEN WIND GUST. WX WAS VERY HOT. ARPT ELEVATION 291 FT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.