Commuter flight crew discovers wing tip damage after last stop of three leg trip.

Attributes
ACN	147013
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	147013
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Left wingtip damage noted on post-flight in cvg. Flight started in jfk-pit-cvg. Preflight done in jfk and no damage noted, after preflight crew was away from aircraft approximately 1 hour due to company calling us for a possible release that was to change our flight plan. Flight coming into pit first officer got sick in cockpit (threw up). In pit no post-flight inspection was done as I was determining flying status of first officer and taking care of weight/balance for the leg from pit to cvg. First officer began to feel better and after talking with him determined that he was ok to fly. Pit-cvg no problems. Cvg post-flight damage noted on left wingtip. Because of short time pit, aircraft location and the lack of any equipment around aircraft I believe wing was damaged in jfk. Contributing factors: reduced crew rest from day before. Confusion over release and crew away from aircraft (1 hour). Lack of better judgement on physical condition of first officer in pit to fly to cvg after being sick. No post-flight inspection done in pit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLT CREW DISCOVERS WING TIP DAMAGE AFTER LAST STOP OF THREE LEG TRIP.

Narrative: L WINGTIP DAMAGE NOTED ON POST-FLT IN CVG. FLT STARTED IN JFK-PIT-CVG. PREFLT DONE IN JFK AND NO DAMAGE NOTED, AFTER PREFLT CREW WAS AWAY FROM ACFT APPROX 1 HR DUE TO COMPANY CALLING US FOR A POSSIBLE RELEASE THAT WAS TO CHANGE OUR FLT PLAN. FLT COMING INTO PIT F/O GOT SICK IN COCKPIT (THREW UP). IN PIT NO POST-FLT INSPECTION WAS DONE AS I WAS DETERMINING FLYING STATUS OF F/O AND TAKING CARE OF WT/BALANCE FOR THE LEG FROM PIT TO CVG. F/O BEGAN TO FEEL BETTER AND AFTER TALKING WITH HIM DETERMINED THAT HE WAS OK TO FLY. PIT-CVG NO PROBS. CVG POST-FLT DAMAGE NOTED ON L WINGTIP. BECAUSE OF SHORT TIME PIT, ACFT LOCATION AND THE LACK OF ANY EQUIP AROUND ACFT I BELIEVE WING WAS DAMAGED IN JFK. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: REDUCED CREW REST FROM DAY BEFORE. CONFUSION OVER RELEASE AND CREW AWAY FROM ACFT (1 HR). LACK OF BETTER JUDGEMENT ON PHYSICAL CONDITION OF F/O IN PIT TO FLY TO CVG AFTER BEING SICK. NO POST-FLT INSPECTION DONE IN PIT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.