What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 23, 2022, at approximately 1555 local eastern standard time (1955 UTC), N3409R, a Cessna 182 experienced a runway excursion off the right side of the runway while attempting to land on runway 21L at Cincinnati municipal airport/lunken field (luk) Cincinnati, Ohio. The owner/pilot was conducting a part 91 currency flight.
Prior to the flight, the pilot had reviewed the weather and airport conditions on foreflight. The lunken tower reported the winds at 200 degrees at 15 knots, and the pilot was given clearance for touch and goes on runway 21R at luk. The pilot was instructed, he was #2 in the pattern for touch and goes. After take-off, at approximately 600 AGL, a large bird appeared in front and flying directly towards the aircraft. The pilot stated, "he pulled back on the yoke and saw the bird go under the aircraft but wasn?t sure if he had hit it". The pilot was concerned that he may have struck the bird, he then reported a possible bird strike to lunken tower.
On the downwind for 21R, the pilot was given a change in runway to 21L and was informed he was still #2 in the pattern. The pilot in plane #1 made an extended right downwind for 21L which also required the incident pilot to extended his downwind. By the time the incident aircraft was on final, the winds had shifted to 160 degrees with some gusting.
During the landing the incident pilot applied left aileron and right rudder (cross control) to correct into the crosswind and attempt to maintain the runway centerline. During the touchdown, a strong gust of wind pushed the aircraft towards the right, heading the aircraft towards the edge of the runway and into the grass. The pilot stated, ?rather than trying to turn sharply, I let the aircraft roll off into the grass and taxied back onto the runway?. The pilot taxied the aircraft to his hangar without further incident. There was no damage to the aircraft or airport property.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 23, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1555 LOCAL EASTERN STANDARD TIME (1955 UTC), N3409R, A CESSNA 182 EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY EXCURSION OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21L AT CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT/LUNKEN FIELD (LUK) CINCINNATI, OHIO. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A PART 91 CURRENCY FLIGHT.
PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HAD REVIEWED THE WEATHER AND AIRPORT CONDITIONS ON FOREFLIGHT. THE LUNKEN TOWER REPORTED THE WINDS AT 200 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, AND THE PILOT WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE FOR TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 21R AT LUK. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED, HE WAS #2 IN THE PATTERN FOR TOUCH AND GOES. AFTER TAKE-OFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 600 AGL, A LARGE BIRD APPEARED IN FRONT AND FLYING DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED, "HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND SAW THE BIRD GO UNDER THE AIRCRAFT BUT WASN?T SURE IF HE HAD HIT IT". THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED THAT HE MAY HAVE STRUCK THE BIRD, HE THEN REPORTED A POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE TO LUNKEN TOWER.
ON THE DOWNWIND FOR 21R, THE PILOT WAS GIVEN A CHANGE IN RUNWAY TO 21L AND WAS INFORMED HE WAS STILL #2 IN THE PATTERN. THE PILOT IN PLANE #1 MADE AN EXTENDED RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR 21L WHICH ALSO REQUIRED THE INCIDENT PILOT TO EXTENDED HIS DOWNWIND. BY THE TIME THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL, THE WINDS HAD SHIFTED TO 160 DEGREES WITH SOME GUSTING.
DURING THE LANDING THE INCIDENT PILOT APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER (CROSS CONTROL) TO CORRECT INTO THE CROSSWIND AND ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, A STRONG GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE RIGHT, HEADING THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT STATED, ?RATHER THAN TRYING TO TURN SHARPLY, I LET THE AIRCRAFT ROLL OFF INTO THE GRASS AND TAXIED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY?. THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS HANGAR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT PROPERTY.