Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6; Flight Crew Total 2137; Flight Crew Type 2128
Training / Qualification; Communication Breakdown
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Evacuated
Aircraft; Human Factors; Weather
I was being trained in an aircraft L-5/OY-2. First landing went perfectly and taxi back for takeoff went perfectly. There was a wind from the east going mostly down the runway. Upon second attempt to land we lined up with the runway on approach and glide path were normal. I first heard the landing gear right tire squeak; the instructor said that the right gear had settled; then I attempted to get the left gear to settle on the runway. As I removed my crosswind correction; the right wing came up from a wind gust and I tried to get the gear on the ground while getting the right wing level. The left gear didn't settle instead of locking down or settling we rolled into the brush on the left side of the runway. If it had not been for a small ditch we would have rolled back onto the runway; instead with the power at idle the tires/landing gear settled into a small ditch which lowered the front of the airplane enough to stop the propeller and break one tip of the wooden propeller.I believe this unique aircraft has some peculiar landing gear qualities that need special attention for training on landings especially. This landing gear has individual hydraulic shocks that allow it to move more than a typical landing gear. They move more than a regular landing gear. I will seek additional training in this aircraft with someone who is specifically trained and authorized to provide such training.
A general aviation pilot reported a training flight in gusty wind conditions that resulted in a runway excursion upon landing.