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Widebody transport making approach to runway 35R encountered WX and lost sight of the runway at 50 ft AGL. During missed approach, landing gear lightly touched the runway. Aircraft held until WX improved.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 4600 |
| ASRS Report | 362502 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While flying under approach control to den, ATIS was reporting VFR conditions. On the downwind to ILS runway 35R WX began to deteriorate (RVR 6000+ ft). On final RVR 1800 ft, at the marker RVR 1200 ft, rollout 1000 ft. At decision ht of 106 ft RA we saw the approach lights followed by the runway. At approximately 50 ft we lost sight of the runway. We initiated a go around. During rotation the main gear struck the runway lights. We continued the climb out. We flew a missed approach to byers VOR and held. We held approximately 15-20 mins. The WX improved to 1200 ft RVR and we flew a successful approach and landing to ILS runway 35L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB MAKING APCH TO RWY 35R ENCOUNTERED WX AND LOST SIGHT OF THE RWY AT 50 FT AGL. DURING MISSED APCH, LNDG GEAR LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE RWY. ACFT HELD UNTIL WX IMPROVED.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING UNDER APCH CTL TO DEN, ATIS WAS RPTING VFR CONDITIONS. ON THE DOWNWIND TO ILS RWY 35R WX BEGAN TO DETERIORATE (RVR 6000+ FT). ON FINAL RVR 1800 FT, AT THE MARKER RVR 1200 FT, ROLLOUT 1000 FT. AT DECISION HT OF 106 FT RA WE SAW THE APCH LIGHTS FOLLOWED BY THE RWY. AT APPROX 50 FT WE LOST SIGHT OF THE RWY. WE INITIATED A GAR. DURING ROTATION THE MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE RWY LIGHTS. WE CONTINUED THE CLBOUT. WE FLEW A MISSED APCH TO BYERS VOR AND HELD. WE HELD APPROX 15-20 MINS. THE WX IMPROVED TO 1200 FT RVR AND WE FLEW A SUCCESSFUL APCH AND LNDG TO ILS RWY 35L.
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.