Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10; Flight Crew Total 357; Flight Crew Type 28
Fatigue; Training / Qualification
Ground Excursion Runway; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Human Factors; Weather
After touching down on Runway 24 a wind gust blew the aircraft off the runway to the right. I touched down at 80 KTS and skidded off the runway when hit by a gust. The aircraft ended up in a grassy area with the engine still running. There was no damage to the aircraft or the runway environment and no injuries. I taxied off the grass; back onto the pavement and back to the tie down following ATC taxi instructions; accompanied by an emergency ground vehicle. Approximately 2-3 minutes before my landing another aircraft coming from a different direction reported a 30+ KT windshear near the ground. I was originally cleared to land on Runway 28. I determined at a certain point that I could not complete my approach to 28 and instead of going around; I accepted a clearance to land on Runway 24. Reported wind at the time was 31007G16 to my recollection. Less than an hour after landing thunderstorms moved into and through the area. I believe these to be the factors that caused this incident:  My relative unfamiliarity [the] runway layout. My recent flight time has been in a C337; which is heavier and has different crosswind characteristics.  I may have been experiencing fatigue.  While I was in a mild forward slip on touchdown (left aileron; right rudder); I may have inappropriately relaxed control pressures while rolling out. Most of my recent flight experience has involved filing IFR; and my VFR skills may have suffered as a result.  Gusting winds and thunderstorms moving into the area created wind shear and turbulence at and near ground level.Reviewing the incident; I believe that I should have gone around when I realized that I could not make Runway 28. To prevent this type of incident in the future I will go out and practice crosswind landings with a CFI. I will also practice visual approaches from varying directions without relying on a moving map so that I can regain the ability to keep a mental picture of my position relative to an airport I may be approaching.
A C182 pilot reported losing directional control in a crosswind landing; resulting in a runway excursion.