B74F strikes engine pod on runway during crosswind landing at hkg.

Attributes
ACN	418421
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hkg airport : hkg
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 115
ASRS Report	418421
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	418417
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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 other

Narrative:

B747-400 #1 engine ground contact on landing at hong kong. After a stable approach and in the flare, the left wing lowered, which was corrected for immediately. A postflt by 3 different people did not notice any damage. After the next leg with a different crew, damage was noted. Problem arose in hkg with very strong and gusty crosswind conditions, rainy with a wet runway. Damage was discovered on postflt of following leg. Factors affecting human performance: only 115 hours in type, 2 lndgs in past 60 days, training in B747-400 was done at 25 degrees flap lndgs, company policy now 30 degrees flap lndgs with no training. Conditions: runway 7 wet. Winds 010 - 360 degrees at 18 KTS, gusting to 25 KTS. Raining. 240000 KG landing weight. 22000 KG fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B74F STRIKES ENG POD ON RWY DURING XWIND LNDG AT HKG.

Narrative: B747-400 #1 ENG GND CONTACT ON LNDG AT HONG KONG. AFTER A STABLE APCH AND IN THE FLARE, THE L WING LOWERED, WHICH WAS CORRECTED FOR IMMEDIATELY. A POSTFLT BY 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE. AFTER THE NEXT LEG WITH A DIFFERENT CREW, DAMAGE WAS NOTED. PROB AROSE IN HKG WITH VERY STRONG AND GUSTY XWIND CONDITIONS, RAINY WITH A WET RWY. DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON POSTFLT OF FOLLOWING LEG. FACTORS AFFECTING HUMAN PERFORMANCE: ONLY 115 HRS IN TYPE, 2 LNDGS IN PAST 60 DAYS, TRAINING IN B747-400 WAS DONE AT 25 DEGS FLAP LNDGS, COMPANY POLICY NOW 30 DEGS FLAP LNDGS WITH NO TRAINING. CONDITIONS: RWY 7 WET. WINDS 010 - 360 DEGS AT 18 KTS, GUSTING TO 25 KTS. RAINING. 240000 KG LNDG WT. 22000 KG FUEL.

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.