Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16; Flight Crew Total 155; Flight Crew Type 16
Workload
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Human Factors; Weather
After a personal training flight to practice landings at a nearby airstrip where a straight headwind was from 180 degrees; I returned to finish my flight at ZZZ. I was about 1 hour into the flight. Winds at 8 kts. gusting to 17 were being reported at ZZZ; so I made a plan to use Runway XX; a turf strip with favorable winds. As I neared ZZZ at about 10 miles out I noticed traffic was using Runway XY at ZZZ. I listened again to weather and the winds had calmed and no gusts were being reported. I decided to change my plan and set up to land on Runway XX.My approach was normal and everything was smooth until the last instant; just after touchdown; my plane lurched to my left. I pushed in throttle to get airborne. I had 40 degrees of flaps in at this time. The plane lifted free of the ground and stayed there; climbing only a slow rate and now at a 30 degree angle corresponding to direction the plane was facing as it left the runway.I now found myself heading toward the airport hangers and climbing slowly with little airspeed. I knew I was now straight into the wind and at this slow an airspeed a turn seemed not a good choice. I cleared the hangars and slowly let out some flap angle to gain some speed. I climbed slowly; reducing flaps a bit and keeping the nose and climb angle slight.After the plane was cleaned and climbing I flew straight at 2;000 ft. to calm down. This had all happened very fast and I took a few minutes to go through a cruise checklist. I now resolved to indeed land on Runway XX and set up a pattern for that strip. This landing went very smoothly and I taxied in and tied down the plane.As I thought about this it is my thought that I may very well have hit the left brake upon touchdown.
Single Pilot reported a temporary loss of directional control on landing and immediately executing a go around. On subsequent landing Pilot selected a runway more suitable for wind conditions and landed safely.