Narrative:

Windy conditions predicted in the 20 KT range out of the south. After occasional light to moderate turbulence on 40 min flight ZZZ tower reported winds at 20 KTS gusting to 28 KTS from 170-180 degrees. I was cleared to land on runway 10R. I had experience in 25 KT xwinds before and was concerned but not alarmed. I committed to a go around and divert if I had trouble controling the aircraft on final; but I had no problem holding the center without full deflection. I wanted to line up on the right side of the runway to allow the most margin for a gust but there was a commercial jet waiting to depart after I landed on the right side of the runway entrance. I tracked down the centerline and as I entered the flare and cut the power I was hit by a huge gust from the right. The right wing pitched up 20-30 degrees. After I was able to level the wings I was about 5 ft over the grass between the runway and the taxiway with the stall horn blaring. I decided against a go around that close to the ground and executed a soft field landing in the tall grass. I kept the plane moving to the next taxiway that cut across and stopped. The tower then cleared me to taxi I proceeded to the FBO without incident. My main wheel pants and strut fairings sustained cosmetic damage and must be repaired. I also had a complete teardown done on the brakes and landing gear. In hindsight the gust exceeded the crosswind capabilities of my aircraft. I should have either driven back home and got the plane the next day or at the very least diverted to another airport with a runway more closely aligned with the wind direction. I am now committed to a lower set of personal minimums regarding crosswind lndgs. Please learn from my expensive mistake and do not exceed the published guidelines for crosswind landing on your aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CIRRUS 22 PLT EXPERIENCES A RUNWAY EXCURSION IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS; RESULTING IN MINOR ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: WINDY CONDITIONS PREDICTED IN THE 20 KT RANGE OUT OF THE S. AFTER OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB ON 40 MIN FLT ZZZ TWR RPTED WINDS AT 20 KTS GUSTING TO 28 KTS FROM 170-180 DEGS. I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 10R. I HAD EXPERIENCE IN 25 KT XWINDS BEFORE AND WAS CONCERNED BUT NOT ALARMED. I COMMITTED TO A GAR AND DIVERT IF I HAD TROUBLE CTLING THE ACFT ON FINAL; BUT I HAD NO PROB HOLDING THE CTR WITHOUT FULL DEFLECTION. I WANTED TO LINE UP ON THE R SIDE OF THE RWY TO ALLOW THE MOST MARGIN FOR A GUST BUT THERE WAS A COMMERCIAL JET WAITING TO DEPART AFTER I LANDED ON THE R SIDE OF THE RWY ENTRANCE. I TRACKED DOWN THE CTRLINE AND AS I ENTERED THE FLARE AND CUT THE PWR I WAS HIT BY A HUGE GUST FROM THE R. THE R WING PITCHED UP 20-30 DEGS. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THE WINGS I WAS ABOUT 5 FT OVER THE GRASS BTWN THE RWY AND THE TXWY WITH THE STALL HORN BLARING. I DECIDED AGAINST A GAR THAT CLOSE TO THE GND AND EXECUTED A SOFT FIELD LNDG IN THE TALL GRASS. I KEPT THE PLANE MOVING TO THE NEXT TXWY THAT CUT ACROSS AND STOPPED. THE TWR THEN CLRED ME TO TAXI I PROCEEDED TO THE FBO WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY MAIN WHEEL PANTS AND STRUT FAIRINGS SUSTAINED COSMETIC DAMAGE AND MUST BE REPAIRED. I ALSO HAD A COMPLETE TEARDOWN DONE ON THE BRAKES AND LNDG GEAR. IN HINDSIGHT THE GUST EXCEEDED THE XWIND CAPABILITIES OF MY ACFT. I SHOULD HAVE EITHER DRIVEN BACK HOME AND GOT THE PLANE THE NEXT DAY OR AT THE VERY LEAST DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT WITH A RWY MORE CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE WIND DIRECTION. I AM NOW COMMITTED TO A LOWER SET OF PERSONAL MINIMUMS REGARDING XWIND LNDGS. PLEASE LEARN FROM MY EXPENSIVE MISTAKE AND DO NOT EXCEED THE PUBLISHED GUIDELINES FOR XWIND LNDG ON YOUR ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.