PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110; Flight Crew Total 675; Flight Crew Type 298
Human-Machine Interface
Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
The wind was 170 at 7 knots; landing on XXR at ZZZ. I had just finished a flight with VFR flight following from ZZZ to ZZZ1 and back to ZZZ; and already safely landed once on XXR. As I'm building time; I chose to do several more landings at ZZZ; where my owned aircraft is based. My approach was stabilized and on approach speed. I applied crosswind correction; touching down on my left main first. In this Cherokee the rudder is directly linked to the nose wheel. I believe that I did not align the nose wheel with the center line of the runway prior to the nose wheel touching down. Because of this; the aircraft pulled hard to the left and I veered off the side of the runway; through the grass; and came to a stop just short of the taxiway on the grass. There was no damage to the aircraft; and I was able to taxi back to parking on ground frequency without being given a number for the Tower. During taxing; handling characteristics were normal (I was able to taxi at normal speed with normal inputs) and upon shutting down the engine I inspected the aircraft and did not find any anomalies. The aircraft just completed its annual in March 2020 and has been flying well.
Piper 28 Single Pilot reported a loss of directional control during landing resulting in a runway excursion.