<< >> NASA ASRS Report 838456, May 2009

Aero commander lark pilot reports landing in crosswind conditions the touch down was firm and aircraft departed left side of runway; resulting in left main gear collapse.

Attributes
ACN	838456
Time
Date	200905
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Lark
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15.7 Flight Crew Total 106 Flight Crew Type 27.1
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

I was on final. There was a right crosswind out of 340 at about 12 KT with gusts. As I flared; a gust of wind raised the nose of the aircraft. I added power to compensate but the aircraft dropped a few feet to the runway. At touchdown; the aircraft veered sharply to the left. I countered with right rudder and brake; but the plane continued a gradual turn to the left into the grass and came to a rest. At that time I noticed the collapsed left main gear. There was no other damage to the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Aero Commander Lark pilot reports landing in crosswind conditions the touch down was firm and aircraft departed left side of runway; resulting in left main gear collapse.

Narrative: I was on final. There was a right crosswind out of 340 at about 12 KT with gusts. As I flared; a gust of wind raised the nose of the aircraft. I added power to compensate but the aircraft dropped a few feet to the runway. At touchdown; the aircraft veered sharply to the left. I countered with right rudder and brake; but the plane continued a gradual turn to the left into the grass and came to a rest. At that time I noticed the collapsed left main gear. There was no other damage to the aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.