Narrative:

We began a visibility approach to runway 36. The WX was scattered clouds with visibility of approximately 5 mi. The aircraft was an medium large transport weighed approximately 87000 pounds. During the visibility approach to runway 36, at approximately 1600' AGL, the tower cleared us to land on runway 33. Captain acknowledged this change of runway. First officer initiated a maneuver to line up with runway 33. Turning final with 50 degree flaps and bug plus (approximately) 8 KTS, we realized that the first officer's maneuver may have failed to align the aircraft with the extended centerline of the runway, and therefore corrective action was necessary. Thus we began to realign the aircraft to the runway, but it became apparent at that point that there might not be adequate room to safely maneuver the aircraft for a normal landing. Therefore, the captain called for a missed approach. First officer simultaneously began missed approach procedure. During the go around maneuver there was no indication of any ground contact since the spoilers did not deploy nor did we feel any sensation associated with T/D. We successfully completed the go around and made a safe approach and landing to runway 36. We inspected the aircraft since ATC had informed us that another aircraft alleged that we may have scraped the wing tip during the go around maneuver. We discovered that the right wing tip (landing light and navigation light) was damaged.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG WING TIP SCRAPED THE GND ON A GO AROUND FROM RWY 33 AT DCA.

Narrative: WE BEGAN A VIS APCH TO RWY 36. THE WX WAS SCATTERED CLOUDS WITH VISIBILITY OF APPROX 5 MI. THE ACFT WAS AN MLG WEIGHED APPROX 87000 LBS. DURING THE VIS APCH TO RWY 36, AT APPROX 1600' AGL, THE TWR CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 33. CAPT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS CHANGE OF RWY. F/O INITIATED A MANEUVER TO LINE UP WITH RWY 33. TURNING FINAL WITH 50 DEG FLAPS AND BUG PLUS (APPROX) 8 KTS, WE REALIZED THAT THE F/O'S MANEUVER MAY HAVE FAILED TO ALIGN THE ACFT WITH THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF THE RWY, AND THEREFORE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY. THUS WE BEGAN TO REALIGN THE ACFT TO THE RWY, BUT IT BECAME APPARENT AT THAT POINT THAT THERE MIGHT NOT BE ADEQUATE ROOM TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE ACFT FOR A NORMAL LNDG. THEREFORE, THE CAPT CALLED FOR A MISSED APCH. F/O SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGAN MISSED APCH PROC. DURING THE GAR MANEUVER THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY GND CONTACT SINCE THE SPOILERS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID WE FEEL ANY SENSATION ASSOCIATED WITH T/D. WE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE GAR AND MADE A SAFE APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 36. WE INSPECTED THE ACFT SINCE ATC HAD INFORMED US THAT ANOTHER ACFT ALLEGED THAT WE MAY HAVE SCRAPED THE WING TIP DURING THE GAR MANEUVER. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT WING TIP (LNDG LIGHT AND NAV LIGHT) WAS DAMAGED.

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.