Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 31.2; Flight Crew Total 292.4; Flight Crew Type 283.4
Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Weather
On landing; winds were reported gusting to 19 knots and a crosswind varying from 330 to 030 degrees from the right side of Runway 25 Right. I landed with no flaps and was aligned with the runway at touchdown of my right wheel. Then I felt the plane drift to the left and it did not respond to full aileron deflection; but continued to drift off into the gravel on the left side and then into the grass. I realized [if I were] to try and force the plane back I probably would have tipped back the other way or spun; so I decided to ride it out to stop in a straight line till stopped. Once stopped; the Tower asked if I needed assistance. I asked permission to shut down and inspect the airplane; which showed that the prop was not hit and the tires were ok. I then restarted the plane and was able to taxi back onto the runway and back to the hangers. In hindsight; I should have probably gone to a nearby airport with runways angled into the wind better. It turned out that shortly before I landed; another Cessna had torn off the left gear and was off to the side on the ramp.
Cessna 182 pilot encountered crosswinds on landing resulting in plane drifting off runway into gravel. Pilot reported no damage to aircraft.