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Attributes | |
ACN | 390780 |
Time | |
Date | 199801 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ord |
State Reference | IL |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : ord tracon : bdl |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
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 : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 390780 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 7900 |
ASRS Report | 390663 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Shooting approach to runway 27L, first officer (myself) hand flying since I had only flown 1 flight in last 2 months. Flight director was slow to indicate corrections but well within acceptable parameters. We broke out right at minimums (decision ht equals 200 ft AGL) slightly right of course. I turned left to line up with centerline, and went slightly left of course. During the right bank to correct this, the GPWS 'bank angle' warning sounded and the captain immediately initiated a go around. We came back for a second approach which we coupled and landed normally. As we were leaving the aircraft, the so receiving the airplane advised us that there was a scrape on the right wingtip, and we assume this happened on our flight during the first landing attempt. I believe in the future I will couple the autoplt when the WX is right at minimums even though our manual does not require it until the WX is below category 1 ILS minimums, especially since I had not flown on instruments for almost 3 1/2 months. I also think centerline corrections at low altitude would be more appropriately handled with more rudder and less aileron in the B727, which has a very rapid roll rate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FO HAND FLYING APCH TO CAT 2 MINIMUMS BROKE OUT AT MINIMUMS, MADE CORRECTION FOR CTRLINE, OVER CORRECTED AND HIT R WINGTIP BEFORE CAPT TOOK ACFT AND DID GAR. WINGTIP SCRAPE DISCOVERED BY NEXT FLC.
Narrative: SHOOTING APCH TO RWY 27L, FO (MYSELF) HAND FLYING SINCE I HAD ONLY FLOWN 1 FLT IN LAST 2 MONTHS. FLT DIRECTOR WAS SLOW TO INDICATE CORRECTIONS BUT WELL WITHIN ACCEPTABLE PARAMETERS. WE BROKE OUT RIGHT AT MINIMUMS (DECISION HT EQUALS 200 FT AGL) SLIGHTLY R OF COURSE. I TURNED L TO LINE UP WITH CTRLINE, AND WENT SLIGHTLY L OF COURSE. DURING THE R BANK TO CORRECT THIS, THE GPWS 'BANK ANGLE' WARNING SOUNDED AND THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY INITIATED A GAR. WE CAME BACK FOR A SECOND APCH WHICH WE COUPLED AND LANDED NORMALLY. AS WE WERE LEAVING THE ACFT, THE SO RECEIVING THE AIRPLANE ADVISED US THAT THERE WAS A SCRAPE ON THE R WINGTIP, AND WE ASSUME THIS HAPPENED ON OUR FLT DURING THE FIRST LNDG ATTEMPT. I BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE I WILL COUPLE THE AUTOPLT WHEN THE WX IS RIGHT AT MINIMUMS EVEN THOUGH OUR MANUAL DOES NOT REQUIRE IT UNTIL THE WX IS BELOW CATEGORY 1 ILS MINIMUMS, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD NOT FLOWN ON INSTS FOR ALMOST 3 1/2 MONTHS. I ALSO THINK CTRLINE CORRECTIONS AT LOW ALT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATELY HANDLED WITH MORE RUDDER AND LESS AILERON IN THE B727, WHICH HAS A VERY RAPID ROLL RATE.
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.