The tire manufacturers must be loving this thread.
Shortly after starting to fly my 4 I was just touching down in a stiff crosswind when my engine chose that moment to die, apparently because the idle adjustment was set too low. It had never died before in any pre-flight idle tests or power off landings, but chose this particular heavy crosswind landing to cut out, which of course deprived me of whatever propeller-generated airflow existed over the rudder, and the plane started weathervaning into the wind despite full opposite rudder. Wouldn't you know I had the added weight of a passenger in the back at the time. I was forced to stab on opposite brake in addition to the rudder, and fortunately was able to apply the right amount of pressure to jerk the nose back and keep us going straight. The gear leg flexed enough that the paint cracked off the fairing at the junction between the leg and the fuselage, but fortunately didn't flex enough to suffer a permanent bend.
Obviously, I adjusted the idle thereafter (and haven't had a problem since), but maybe this illustrates a possible reason to carry power into a crosswind landing, even if the crosswind isn't gusty, because losing your engine in a crosswind landing definitely isn't what you want. One-sided braking is obviously the next resort if a crosswind is overcoming your rudder authority, but obviously you need to already be planted on the ground somewhat to use it.
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