Narrative:

Inbound to tol, ATIS reported 300 ft overcast and 1 1/2 mi visibility, no wind, expect ILS runway 7. While being vectored around for extra spacing, we were told that the WX was now 300 ft broken, 500 ft overcast with 1 1/2 mi visibility and fog. Initially I was going to hand fly the aircraft with the flight director. The approach was normal. I asked to turn off the landing lights at about 700 ft AGL because of the intensity of the reflected light in the cockpit. It was now becoming evident that the last reported WX was inaccurate. At decision ht the captain called the runway in sight. On initial transition from inside to outside the cockpit, all I saw was the approach lights going under the nose slightly to our right (aircraft was slightly left of centerline). I began a correction to the right. The runway lights were now in sight and I maintained my correction toward the centerline. The landing lights were turned on and I was momentarily in a whiteout situation while my eyes adjusted. When I reacquired the runway we were too far right of centerline for me to make a safe landing. I started to pitch up for a go around and the captain took control of the aircraft and maneuvered toward the centerline. During the maneuver the #1 engine pod struck the runway slightly. On rollout all engine indications were normal. On taxi in, all indications remained normal. Extent of damage is not known at this time. Failure to go around and inaccurate WX reporting were the primary factors in this incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF DC-8 STRIKES ENG POD DURING LNDG AFTER TAKING OVER ACFT FROM FO.

Narrative: INBOUND TO TOL, ATIS RPTED 300 FT OVCST AND 1 1/2 MI VISIBILITY, NO WIND, EXPECT ILS RWY 7. WHILE BEING VECTORED AROUND FOR EXTRA SPACING, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE WX WAS NOW 300 FT BROKEN, 500 FT OVCST WITH 1 1/2 MI VISIBILITY AND FOG. INITIALLY I WAS GOING TO HAND FLY THE ACFT WITH THE FLT DIRECTOR. THE APCH WAS NORMAL. I ASKED TO TURN OFF THE LNDG LIGHTS AT ABOUT 700 FT AGL BECAUSE OF THE INTENSITY OF THE REFLECTED LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT. IT WAS NOW BECOMING EVIDENT THAT THE LAST RPTED WX WAS INACCURATE. AT DECISION HT THE CAPT CALLED THE RWY IN SIGHT. ON INITIAL TRANSITION FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT, ALL I SAW WAS THE APCH LIGHTS GOING UNDER THE NOSE SLIGHTLY TO OUR R (ACFT WAS SLIGHTLY L OF CTRLINE). I BEGAN A CORRECTION TO THE R. THE RWY LIGHTS WERE NOW IN SIGHT AND I MAINTAINED MY CORRECTION TOWARD THE CTRLINE. THE LNDG LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AND I WAS MOMENTARILY IN A WHITEOUT SIT WHILE MY EYES ADJUSTED. WHEN I REACQUIRED THE RWY WE WERE TOO FAR R OF CTRLINE FOR ME TO MAKE A SAFE LNDG. I STARTED TO PITCH UP FOR A GAR AND THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND MANEUVERED TOWARD THE CTRLINE. DURING THE MANEUVER THE #1 ENG POD STRUCK THE RWY SLIGHTLY. ON ROLLOUT ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ON TAXI IN, ALL INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL. EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. FAILURE TO GAR AND INACCURATE WX RPTING WERE THE PRIMARY FACTORS IN THIS INCIDENT.

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.