Captain of a B727 struck the right wing and flap when making a missed approach in low visibility conditions. Damage to the aircraft was discovered the next day.

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Attributes
ACN	403773
Time
Date	199805
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sgf
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 30
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sgf artcc : eggx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	403773
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We began approach at sgf with RVR reported at 2600 ft. The captain went missed approach, after which the tower called the RVR 2000 ft. We landed uneventfully on the third approach. Damage to the right wing and flaps was discovered the next day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B727 STRUCK THE R WING AND FLAP WHEN MAKING A MISSED APCH IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS DISCOVERED THE NEXT DAY.

Narrative: WE BEGAN APCH AT SGF WITH RVR RPTED AT 2600 FT. THE CAPT WENT MISSED APCH, AFTER WHICH THE TWR CALLED THE RVR 2000 FT. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON THE THIRD APCH. DAMAGE TO THE R WING AND FLAPS WAS DISCOVERED THE NEXT DAY.

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.