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Attributes | |
ACN | 1513310 |
Time | |
Date | 201801 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Falcon 10/100 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Route In Use | Visual Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 7200 Flight Crew Type 1100 |
Person 2 | |
Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 1900 Flight Crew Type 75 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
During landing we struck the left wingtip on the runway. I was the PIC (pilot in command) and PNF (pilot not flying). We were carrying one passenger who was a friend of the aircraft owner. We had been cleared for the visual. Uneventful approach; aside from some mild windshear and turbulence. The owner of the airplane was flying the approach from the left seat and was having some difficulty maintaining centerline due to the crosswind. (20-30 kts aloft 18 on surface). Speed control was adequate until short final; when our speed deteriorated and was corrected by me lowering the nose and adding power. During round out; the PF (pilot flying) lowered the left wing to account for the x-wind. Less than stellar landing; but I did not think we had incurred any damage. I simply thought the landing could have been more stabilized and a little faster to account for the hefty crosswind. After parking at the FBO and disembarking the airplane; we were notified by the ground crew of damage to the left wing. The left wing had indeed touched the runway; resulting in some scraping and minor bending to the wing tip. We were not aware that we had touched the wing to the runway until we were made aware of it. I should have more assertive during the round-out and landing concerning speed and directional control. Perhaps I should have made the landing. The issue at hand; is that I legitimately did not think we were at risk of having a wing strike. If I would have determined that we were at risk of striking the wing; I would have taken full control of the airplane. I believe the damage to the airplane is minor. No damage to flight controls or lights. It appears that the damage is limited to cosmetic deformation to the wingtip only. We notified our maintenance department who then obtained a ferry permit so that we could return the airplane for repairs. We made an uneventful trip back.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Falcon 100 flight crew reported a wingtip strike on landing due to an unstablilized approach.
Narrative: During landing we struck the left wingtip on the runway. I was the PIC (Pilot In Command) and PNF (Pilot Not Flying). We were carrying one passenger who was a friend of the aircraft owner. We had been cleared for the visual. Uneventful approach; aside from some mild windshear and turbulence. The owner of the airplane was flying the approach from the left seat and was having some difficulty maintaining centerline due to the crosswind. (20-30 kts aloft 18 on surface). Speed control was adequate until short final; when our speed deteriorated and was corrected by me lowering the nose and adding power. During round out; the PF (Pilot Flying) lowered the left wing to account for the x-wind. Less than stellar landing; but I did not think we had incurred any damage. I simply thought the landing could have been more stabilized and a little faster to account for the hefty crosswind. After parking at the FBO and disembarking the airplane; we were notified by the ground crew of damage to the left wing. The left wing had indeed touched the runway; resulting in some scraping and minor bending to the wing tip. We were not aware that we had touched the wing to the runway until we were made aware of it. I should have more assertive during the round-out and landing concerning speed and directional control. Perhaps I should have made the landing. The issue at hand; is that I legitimately did not think we were at risk of having a wing strike. If I would have determined that we were at risk of striking the wing; I would have taken full control of the airplane. I believe the damage to the airplane is minor. No damage to flight controls or lights. It appears that the damage is limited to cosmetic deformation to the wingtip only. We notified our maintenance department who then obtained a ferry permit so that we could return the airplane for repairs. We made an uneventful trip back.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.