DC8 crew had engine pod scrape on landing.

Attributes
ACN	409786
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lrd
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lrd
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 63
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12550 flight time type : 5050
ASRS Report	409786
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On very short final starting in the landing flare, a sharp gust hit the aircraft and radically increased the bank angle. The bank went from 5 degrees to about 15 degrees. I rolled it back and called for go around. As it got back to about a 9 or 10 degree bank, I felt the right main touch. This happened at the start of go around. The go around was uneventful. On return for landing everything operated normally. The thrust reversers also worked normally. On postflt inspection a scrape on the bottom of the #1 engine was discovered by the flight engineer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 CREW HAD ENG POD SCRAPE ON LNDG.

Narrative: ON VERY SHORT FINAL STARTING IN THE LNDG FLARE, A SHARP GUST HIT THE ACFT AND RADICALLY INCREASED THE BANK ANGLE. THE BANK WENT FROM 5 DEGS TO ABOUT 15 DEGS. I ROLLED IT BACK AND CALLED FOR GAR. AS IT GOT BACK TO ABOUT A 9 OR 10 DEG BANK, I FELT THE R MAIN TOUCH. THIS HAPPENED AT THE START OF GAR. THE GAR WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON RETURN FOR LNDG EVERYTHING OPERATED NORMALLY. THE THRUST REVERSERS ALSO WORKED NORMALLY. ON POSTFLT INSPECTION A SCRAPE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE #1 ENG WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FE.

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.