Narrative:

I checked metars; NOTAMS; etc around XA00 at ZZZ. Sky was clear at the appropriate altitudes and winds were around 200 degrees at 10 KTS gusting 17 KTS. I had about 50 hours prior to this flight; with 16.3 hours solo. I talked to my flight instructor; and told him that although it was windy; I felt comfortable with the flight since I had flown in xwinds several other times. We calculated the xwinds on my flight calculator as being within my capabilities and the plane's demonstrated capabilities. I took off at approximately XA45. After flying out of the practice area; I headed northwest to the practice area. At around XB30; I got ATIS information and proceeded inbound for touch and goes. Wind was reported at 200 degrees and 10 KTS in speed or less. I proceeded in a right traffic pattern to runway xx for my first touch and go. Upon the final leg; I had a comfortable straight in approach. I did not crab. I flew with my longitudinal axis straight down the middle with left wing a little lower and a little right rudder. It did not seem particularly windy; so I approached with 65 KTS (I did not feel extra power was necessary). I was very relaxed and was not concerned with this landing. The winds seemed to be only a minimal factor. Before flare; I was a little to the right of the centerline; so I moved the yoke to the left to center up. Upon ctring; I was just over the numbers and proceeded with my flare. I still felt this was going to be a normal smooth landing; as with my lndgs on the previous day. As far as I remember; I flared as normal. I believe I touched down slightly on the left tire first with the right tire following. Mentally; I prepared to put the flaps up and throttle back up for my takeoff. However; after both tires seemed to touch down; a very large force seemed to suck the airplane to the left; almost as if it wanted to start spinning to the left; even though I was looking straight down the runway. At this point of the spin; I thought since I was down; I figured a go around was not a safe option. When the very large force hit; it happened so fast; I was not sure how to react. I do not remember what additional control inputs I made at this point since the plane seemed out of my control. The plane proceeded to veer sharp to the left such that it forced the propeller to hit the asphalt. Next; the plane swerved off runway to the left and was completely out of control. I stopped in the grass to the left of the runway. I was not injured. After stopping; I radioed the tower. They told me they saw me in the grass and were going to send help. I turned the ignition off; put the mixture to idle/cutoff; and turned all the avionics off. The plane was then towed to the FBO. I called my instructor and the flying club. Upon further inspection; my instructor and I inspected the plane and noticed that the right wingtip had damage in addition to damage to the propeller. After the incident; I called the tower. The controller at the time of the incident; told me he only saw the resultant spinout and could not provide me any more details of the accident from a second-person point of view; even though I asked several times for a reenactment of the events.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PILOT LANDING IN A CROSS WIND GROUND LOOPED THE ACFT; DAMAGING THE PROP AND A WINGTIP AS THE ACFT EXITED THE RWY.

Narrative: I CHKED METARS; NOTAMS; ETC AROUND XA00 AT ZZZ. SKY WAS CLR AT THE APPROPRIATE ALTS AND WINDS WERE AROUND 200 DEGS AT 10 KTS GUSTING 17 KTS. I HAD ABOUT 50 HRS PRIOR TO THIS FLT; WITH 16.3 HRS SOLO. I TALKED TO MY FLT INSTRUCTOR; AND TOLD HIM THAT ALTHOUGH IT WAS WINDY; I FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THE FLT SINCE I HAD FLOWN IN XWINDS SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. WE CALCULATED THE XWINDS ON MY FLT CALCULATOR AS BEING WITHIN MY CAPABILITIES AND THE PLANE'S DEMONSTRATED CAPABILITIES. I TOOK OFF AT APPROX XA45. AFTER FLYING OUT OF THE PRACTICE AREA; I HEADED NW TO THE PRACTICE AREA. AT AROUND XB30; I GOT ATIS INFO AND PROCEEDED INBOUND FOR TOUCH AND GOES. WIND WAS REPORTED AT 200 DEGS AND 10 KTS IN SPD OR LESS. I PROCEEDED IN A R TFC PATTERN TO RWY XX FOR MY FIRST TOUCH AND GO. UPON THE FINAL LEG; I HAD A COMFORTABLE STRAIGHT IN APCH. I DID NOT CRAB. I FLEW WITH MY LONGITUDINAL AXIS STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE WITH L WING A LITTLE LOWER AND A LITTLE R RUDDER. IT DID NOT SEEM PARTICULARLY WINDY; SO I APCHED WITH 65 KTS (I DID NOT FEEL EXTRA PWR WAS NECESSARY). I WAS VERY RELAXED AND WAS NOT CONCERNED WITH THIS LNDG. THE WINDS SEEMED TO BE ONLY A MINIMAL FACTOR. BEFORE FLARE; I WAS A LITTLE TO THE R OF THE CTRLINE; SO I MOVED THE YOKE TO THE L TO CTR UP. UPON CTRING; I WAS JUST OVER THE NUMBERS AND PROCEEDED WITH MY FLARE. I STILL FELT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A NORMAL SMOOTH LNDG; AS WITH MY LNDGS ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. AS FAR AS I REMEMBER; I FLARED AS NORMAL. I BELIEVE I TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY ON THE L TIRE FIRST WITH THE R TIRE FOLLOWING. MENTALLY; I PREPARED TO PUT THE FLAPS UP AND THROTTLE BACK UP FOR MY TKOF. HOWEVER; AFTER BOTH TIRES SEEMED TO TOUCH DOWN; A VERY LARGE FORCE SEEMED TO SUCK THE AIRPLANE TO THE L; ALMOST AS IF IT WANTED TO START SPINNING TO THE L; EVEN THOUGH I WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT DOWN THE RWY. AT THIS POINT OF THE SPIN; I THOUGHT SINCE I WAS DOWN; I FIGURED A GAR WAS NOT A SAFE OPTION. WHEN THE VERY LARGE FORCE HIT; IT HAPPENED SO FAST; I WAS NOT SURE HOW TO REACT. I DO NOT REMEMBER WHAT ADDITIONAL CTL INPUTS I MADE AT THIS POINT SINCE THE PLANE SEEMED OUT OF MY CTL. THE PLANE PROCEEDED TO VEER SHARP TO THE L SUCH THAT IT FORCED THE PROP TO HIT THE ASPHALT. NEXT; THE PLANE SWERVED OFF RWY TO THE L AND WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CTL. I STOPPED IN THE GRASS TO THE L OF THE RWY. I WAS NOT INJURED. AFTER STOPPING; I RADIOED THE TWR. THEY TOLD ME THEY SAW ME IN THE GRASS AND WERE GOING TO SEND HELP. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF; PUT THE MIXTURE TO IDLE/CUTOFF; AND TURNED ALL THE AVIONICS OFF. THE PLANE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE FBO. I CALLED MY INSTRUCTOR AND THE FLYING CLUB. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION; MY INSTRUCTOR AND I INSPECTED THE PLANE AND NOTICED THAT THE R WINGTIP HAD DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO DAMAGE TO THE PROP. AFTER THE INCIDENT; I CALLED THE TWR. THE CTLR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT; TOLD ME HE ONLY SAW THE RESULTANT SPINOUT AND COULD NOT PROVIDE ME ANY MORE DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT FROM A SECOND-PERSON POINT OF VIEW; EVEN THOUGH I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES FOR A REENACTMENT OF THE EVENTS.

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.