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A private pilot lost control of the aircraft following touchdown in a crosswind. While performing a go around the right main gear struck a runway edge light and debris from the impact punctured a hole in the right wing causing a fuel leak. The pilot landed on the next attempt; noted the leak and chose to fly back to his home airport where the aircraft was grounded.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 938974 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201103 |
| 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 | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10.7 Flight Crew Total 172.1 Flight Crew Type 29.3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
The ASOS winds were 200 at 14 gusting to 22; a crosswind component of 8 KTS as we entered a left downwind for the runway. We were stabilized on final for a full-stop landing at 82 KTS with 20 degrees of flaps; crabbing to left for crosswind compensation. Straightened and touched down at 1;000 ft marker on centerline; and applied left aileron and slight right rudder for crosswind. During rollout; I experienced a severe wind gust from the right that caused the aircraft to move left off centerline. I was unable to compensate for drift and stay on centerline.upon drifting towards left runway edge; I applied full power to attempt a short field takeoff; flaps were still at 20 degrees. During rotation the nose and left wheel were airborne; while the right main landing strut was heard to strike a runway edge marker. A piece of orange light globe was seen out the right window that impacted the right side of the airplane as airplane became airborne.while on a left crosswind a passenger smelled fuel and we landed successfully on the runway to perform an inspection of the aircraft. We discovered an object had slightly punctured the right wing fuel tank causing a small fuel leak. We took off and returned to base immediately for repairs. The aircraft was towed to an aircraft repair facility where the right fuel tank was drained; tape applied inside the wing over the puncture and the plane was grounded pending repair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A private pilot lost control of the aircraft following touchdown in a crosswind. While performing a go around the right main gear struck a runway edge light and debris from the impact punctured a hole in the right wing causing a fuel leak. The pilot landed on the next attempt; noted the leak and chose to fly back to his home airport where the aircraft was grounded.
Narrative: The ASOS winds were 200 at 14 gusting to 22; a crosswind component of 8 KTS as we entered a left downwind for the runway. We were stabilized on final for a full-stop landing at 82 KTS with 20 degrees of flaps; crabbing to left for crosswind compensation. Straightened and touched down at 1;000 FT marker on centerline; and applied left aileron and slight right rudder for crosswind. During rollout; I experienced a severe wind gust from the right that caused the aircraft to move left off centerline. I was unable to compensate for drift and stay on centerline.Upon drifting towards left runway edge; I applied full power to attempt a short field takeoff; flaps were still at 20 degrees. During rotation the nose and left wheel were airborne; while the right main landing strut was heard to strike a runway edge marker. A piece of orange light globe was seen out the right window that impacted the right side of the airplane as airplane became airborne.While on a left crosswind a passenger smelled fuel and we landed successfully on the runway to perform an inspection of the aircraft. We discovered an object had slightly punctured the right wing fuel tank causing a small fuel leak. We took off and returned to base immediately for repairs. The aircraft was towed to an aircraft repair facility where the right fuel tank was drained; tape applied inside the wing over the puncture and the plane was grounded pending repair.
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.