Narrative:

Approach control reported runway 11L visibility as 400 overcast 1/2 mi. #3 in line being vectored to ILS runway 11L. On downwind tower informed all flts that national WX service (NWS) visibility was 1/4. Decided runway 11L was below minimums with NWS visibility controling. Tower then reported runway 11R as 300 overcast RVR 3500. Accepted vectors to ILS 11R and briefed approach. Flew text book ILS with standard profile and procedures. Had rabbit visible through clouds during entire approach. Entered clouds approximately 400' AGL. First officer called approaching minimums and F/east called runway in sight at 280' AGL. Had maintained approximately 8 degree crab angle during entire ILS. I sighted runway at approximately 250-280' AGL. We were slightly right of centerline. I removed some of the crab to line up on centerline. We drifted to left of centerline during correction and again required about 5 degree right crab to track straight down runway. Tower reported winds at 170-4 during initial call up. Nose was approximately 10-15 left of centerline with drift stopped. At this point I decided to continue below 100'. I checked wings level and lowered the nose. Aircraft began to descend quickly and I raised nose at once. Then left wing rose slightly and came back down. First indication of pod strike was generator lights on engines 3 and 4. All other engine indications were normal. I shut down #4 and taxied to parking. Cause of hard landing and wing raising could have been wind shear or possible wake turbulence. On post flight found bottoms of 3 and 4 scraped and dented. The rest of aircraft appeared ok. I had aircraft written up for a hard landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HVT HARD LNDG AND POD STRIKE AT MSP IN CALM WIND.

Narrative: APCH CTL RPTED RWY 11L VIS AS 400 OVCST 1/2 MI. #3 IN LINE BEING VECTORED TO ILS RWY 11L. ON DOWNWIND TWR INFORMED ALL FLTS THAT NATIONAL WX SVC (NWS) VISIBILITY WAS 1/4. DECIDED RWY 11L WAS BELOW MINIMUMS WITH NWS VISIBILITY CTLING. TWR THEN RPTED RWY 11R AS 300 OVCST RVR 3500. ACCEPTED VECTORS TO ILS 11R AND BRIEFED APCH. FLEW TEXT BOOK ILS WITH STANDARD PROFILE AND PROCS. HAD RABBIT VISIBLE THROUGH CLOUDS DURING ENTIRE APCH. ENTERED CLOUDS APPROX 400' AGL. F/O CALLED APCHING MINIMUMS AND F/E CALLED RWY IN SIGHT AT 280' AGL. HAD MAINTAINED APPROX 8 DEG CRAB ANGLE DURING ENTIRE ILS. I SIGHTED RWY AT APPROX 250-280' AGL. WE WERE SLIGHTLY R OF CTRLINE. I REMOVED SOME OF THE CRAB TO LINE UP ON CTRLINE. WE DRIFTED TO L OF CTRLINE DURING CORRECTION AND AGAIN REQUIRED ABOUT 5 DEG R CRAB TO TRACK STRAIGHT DOWN RWY. TWR RPTED WINDS AT 170-4 DURING INITIAL CALL UP. NOSE WAS APPROX 10-15 L OF CTRLINE WITH DRIFT STOPPED. AT THIS POINT I DECIDED TO CONTINUE BELOW 100'. I CHKED WINGS LEVEL AND LOWERED THE NOSE. ACFT BEGAN TO DSND QUICKLY AND I RAISED NOSE AT ONCE. THEN L WING ROSE SLIGHTLY AND CAME BACK DOWN. FIRST INDICATION OF POD STRIKE WAS GENERATOR LIGHTS ON ENGS 3 AND 4. ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. I SHUT DOWN #4 AND TAXIED TO PARKING. CAUSE OF HARD LNDG AND WING RAISING COULD HAVE BEEN WIND SHEAR OR POSSIBLE WAKE TURB. ON POST FLT FOUND BOTTOMS OF 3 AND 4 SCRAPED AND DENTED. THE REST OF ACFT APPEARED OK. I HAD ACFT WRITTEN UP FOR A HARD LNDG.

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.