C170 pilot reports landing attempt in strong 90 degree crosswind; resulting in runway excursion. A b...

Attributes
ACN	881388
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 170
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

On landing/touchdown rollout with a 90 degree 15 knot gust to 20 knot+ crosswind my aircraft exited the runway to the left and went into the grass. During touchdown a gust lifted the left wing of my plane; and while getting the left wing and tire back down on the ground the aircraft drifted left. After entering the grass and planting the tail wheel; I was able to regain control of the aircraft. A blue taxi light was struck breaking its lens. No other damage was observed to airport property. No damage was noted on my aircraft. It is still unknown which part of my aircraft struck the light. I called the tower to report the taxiway light damage. The local FSDO came out to inspect my credentials and aircraft for damage- none noted. On final approach I did not request winds nor did tower give me a wind advisory. After my landing; the airport switched operations to a runway directly into the wind. The aircraft's speed was too slow for a safe go-around so I was committed to the landing. This situation could have been corrected by requesting the wind conditions and choosing a more favorable runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C170 pilot reports landing attempt in strong 90 degree crosswind; resulting in runway excursion. A broken taxiway lens is the only reported damage.

Narrative: On landing/touchdown rollout with a 90 degree 15 knot gust to 20 knot+ crosswind my aircraft exited the runway to the left and went into the grass. During touchdown a gust lifted the left wing of my plane; and while getting the left wing and tire back down on the ground the aircraft drifted left. After entering the grass and planting the tail wheel; I was able to regain control of the aircraft. A blue taxi light was struck breaking its lens. No other damage was observed to airport property. No damage was noted on my aircraft. It is still unknown which part of my aircraft struck the light. I called the Tower to report the taxiway light damage. The local FSDO came out to inspect my credentials and aircraft for damage- none noted. On final approach I did not request winds nor did Tower give me a wind advisory. After my landing; the airport switched operations to a runway directly into the wind. The aircraft's speed was too slow for a safe go-around so I was committed to the landing. This situation could have been corrected by requesting the wind conditions and choosing a more favorable runway.

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.