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High flare and crosswind on landing combine to create a wingtip strike with the ground for a student captain in an medium large transport. A B747 had preceded their aircraft in landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366988 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 366988 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Student captain flew a stabilized VOR runway 13L (canarsie) approach to jfk. Conditions were VFR, with a right crosswind on final. The approach was made following a B747. The approach was normal and stabilized. After crossing threshold, a high flare coupled with right wing low to counter drift caused the wingtip to strike the runway. Neither pilots nor passenger were aware of any contact being made. Subsequent rollout and taxi to gate -- normal. Not until maintenance advised us were pilots aware of damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HIGH FLARE AND XWIND ON LNDG COMBINE TO CREATE A WINGTIP STRIKE WITH THE GND FOR A STUDENT CAPT IN AN MLG. A B747 HAD PRECEDED THEIR ACFT IN LNDG.
Narrative: STUDENT CAPT FLEW A STABILIZED VOR RWY 13L (CANARSIE) APCH TO JFK. CONDITIONS WERE VFR, WITH A R XWIND ON FINAL. THE APCH WAS MADE FOLLOWING A B747. THE APCH WAS NORMAL AND STABILIZED. AFTER XING THRESHOLD, A HIGH FLARE COUPLED WITH R WING LOW TO COUNTER DRIFT CAUSED THE WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE RWY. NEITHER PLTS NOR PAX WERE AWARE OF ANY CONTACT BEING MADE. SUBSEQUENT ROLLOUT AND TAXI TO GATE -- NORMAL. NOT UNTIL MAINT ADVISED US WERE PLTS AWARE OF DAMAGE.
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.