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Air carrier first officer reported being lined up left on short final; over correcting resulting in a wingtip strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1569763 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
I believe the wingtip strike occurred due to too much aileron correction used during the landing. During an ILS approach to 35L a wingtip strike occurred during landing. At 500 feet above our decision altitude the aircraft was stable. The approach lights were visible before we reached minimums. Once the approach lights were visible I realized the aircraft was on the right side of the centerline; approximately 50 feet. I maneuvered the aircraft to the left to line up with the runway centerline. I overcorrected and the aircraft began drifting to the left of the centerline. I maneuvered the aircraft back to the right and in doing so I used too much aileron and the right wing dipped and struck the ground. It was not apparent at this time that any damage had occurred. We arrived at our gate; then as I was doing the post-flight walkaround I noticed the damage to the right wingtip. It appears that only the outermost 3-5 inches of the extended flap sustained damage. I believe better execution of controlling the aircraft would have allowed the wingtip to stay clear of the ground during the landing. Another suggestion would be to go around and reattempt the landing after seeing that the aircraft was not lined up with the runway centerline.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported being lined up left on short final; over correcting resulting in a wingtip strike.
Narrative: I believe the wingtip strike occurred due to too much aileron correction used during the landing. During an ILS approach to 35L a wingtip strike occurred during landing. At 500 feet above our Decision Altitude the aircraft was stable. The approach lights were visible before we reached minimums. Once the approach lights were visible I realized the aircraft was on the right side of the centerline; approximately 50 feet. I maneuvered the aircraft to the left to line up with the runway centerline. I overcorrected and the aircraft began drifting to the left of the centerline. I maneuvered the aircraft back to the right and in doing so I used too much aileron and the right wing dipped and struck the ground. It was not apparent at this time that any damage had occurred. We arrived at our gate; then as I was doing the post-flight walkaround I noticed the damage to the right wingtip. It appears that only the outermost 3-5 inches of the extended flap sustained damage. I believe better execution of controlling the aircraft would have allowed the wingtip to stay clear of the ground during the landing. Another suggestion would be to go around and reattempt the landing after seeing that the aircraft was not lined up with the runway centerline.
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.