Narrative:

Left wingtip and flap touched runway during landing low visibility and windshear possible factors. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said that the first officer was making the approach. There was a fairly strong crosswind and a great deal of low altitude turbulence. The aircraft ahead of them was an air carrier widebody transport, but he does not think that it caused any wake problems. 'The general WX was just not very good' said the reporter. Just before they got to minimums the so called the runway in sight to the right (actually it was out of the right window since the aircraft was in a crab to correct for the left crosswind). The first officer then turned the aircraft to the right and the captain saw that this was in error and called for a go around. The first officer hesitated. The aircraft was starting to drift to the right, although still over the runway, so the captain took control of the aircraft and made the landing. He stated that 'I realized that the airspeed and the thrust setting and the sink rate were probably going to result in an uncontrolled touchdown if I did not take action.' he put the left wing down to stop the drift just as the aircraft landed. None of the crew felt that the aircraft was damaged and they thought that the actual touchdown was fairly smooth. They were surprised when maintenance found the damage at the gate. The FAA and the NTSB have investigated the event and classified it as an incident and the company required the flight crew to take a chkride and they are all (somewhat wiser I suspect) back on the line. The aircraft was repaired and back on the line within 2 days (delayed so that the FAA could look at it). This was a B727-200 and the repairs were to the wingtip and the corner of one flap section.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGED - ACFT'S L WINGTIP AND L TRAILING EDGE FLAP STRUCK THE RWY DURING TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: L WINGTIP AND FLAP TOUCHED RWY DURING LNDG LOW VISIBILITY AND WINDSHEAR POSSIBLE FACTORS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THAT THE FO WAS MAKING THE APCH. THERE WAS A FAIRLY STRONG XWIND AND A GREAT DEAL OF LOW ALT TURB. THE ACFT AHEAD OF THEM WAS AN ACR WDB, BUT HE DOES NOT THINK THAT IT CAUSED ANY WAKE PROBS. 'THE GENERAL WX WAS JUST NOT VERY GOOD' SAID THE RPTR. JUST BEFORE THEY GOT TO MINIMUMS THE SO CALLED THE RWY IN SIGHT TO THE R (ACTUALLY IT WAS OUT OF THE R WINDOW SINCE THE ACFT WAS IN A CRAB TO CORRECT FOR THE L XWIND). THE FO THEN TURNED THE ACFT TO THE R AND THE CAPT SAW THAT THIS WAS IN ERROR AND CALLED FOR A GAR. THE FO HESITATED. THE ACFT WAS STARTING TO DRIFT TO THE R, ALTHOUGH STILL OVER THE RWY, SO THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND MADE THE LNDG. HE STATED THAT 'I REALIZED THAT THE AIRSPD AND THE THRUST SETTING AND THE SINK RATE WERE PROBABLY GOING TO RESULT IN AN UNCTLED TOUCHDOWN IF I DID NOT TAKE ACTION.' HE PUT THE L WING DOWN TO STOP THE DRIFT JUST AS THE ACFT LANDED. NONE OF THE CREW FELT THAT THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED AND THEY THOUGHT THAT THE ACTUAL TOUCHDOWN WAS FAIRLY SMOOTH. THEY WERE SURPRISED WHEN MAINT FOUND THE DAMAGE AT THE GATE. THE FAA AND THE NTSB HAVE INVESTIGATED THE EVENT AND CLASSIFIED IT AS AN INCIDENT AND THE COMPANY REQUIRED THE FLC TO TAKE A CHKRIDE AND THEY ARE ALL (SOMEWHAT WISER I SUSPECT) BACK ON THE LINE. THE ACFT WAS REPAIRED AND BACK ON THE LINE WITHIN 2 DAYS (DELAYED SO THAT THE FAA COULD LOOK AT IT). THIS WAS A B727-200 AND THE REPAIRS WERE TO THE WINGTIP AND THE CORNER OF ONE FLAP SECTION.

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.