Approach to the wrong runway results in wing contact with the ground during correction to the correc...

Attributes
ACN	477715
Time
Date	200006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cae.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cae.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 883 flight time type : 663
ASRS Report	477715
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were coming in to land at columbia, sc, airport. We got lined up for runway 23 when we were supposed to be on runway 29. At the split second the captain banked and turned, at the same time, to get us lined up for the approach. Due to the short distance and altitude involved from runway 23 to runway 29 approach, as the aircraft was leveling for the landing, we hit the right wingtip, causing damage to the aircraft. I believe we were too low, and we didn't have the proper distance for this type of maneuver. The tower advised us if we wanted to go around, but the captain shot the approach anyway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said that there was a check airman on the jump seat that intended to fly the second leg of the trip because the captain was going to go on sick list after the arrival because of a voice problem. Company policy is to back up visual approachs with an instrument approach if available. There is an ILS to runway 29. Reporter is not sure if this was being done. After the incident the leading edge slat, trailing edge flap and upper wing surface were found to be damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH TO THE WRONG RWY RESULTS IN WING CONTACT WITH THE GND DURING CORRECTION TO THE CORRECT RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE COMING IN TO LAND AT COLUMBIA, SC, ARPT. WE GOT LINED UP FOR RWY 23 WHEN WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON RWY 29. AT THE SPLIT SECOND THE CAPT BANKED AND TURNED, AT THE SAME TIME, TO GET US LINED UP FOR THE APCH. DUE TO THE SHORT DISTANCE AND ALT INVOLVED FROM RWY 23 TO RWY 29 APCH, AS THE ACFT WAS LEVELING FOR THE LNDG, WE HIT THE R WINGTIP, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. I BELIEVE WE WERE TOO LOW, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPER DISTANCE FOR THIS TYPE OF MANEUVER. THE TWR ADVISED US IF WE WANTED TO GO AROUND, BUT THE CAPT SHOT THE APCH ANYWAY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT THERE WAS A CHK AIRMAN ON THE JUMP SEAT THAT INTENDED TO FLY THE SECOND LEG OF THE TRIP BECAUSE THE CAPT WAS GOING TO GO ON SICK LIST AFTER THE ARR BECAUSE OF A VOICE PROB. COMPANY POLICY IS TO BACK UP VISUAL APCHS WITH AN INST APCH IF AVAILABLE. THERE IS AN ILS TO RWY 29. RPTR IS NOT SURE IF THIS WAS BEING DONE. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE LEADING EDGE SLAT, TRAILING EDGE FLAP AND UPPER WING SURFACE WERE FOUND TO BE DAMAGED.

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.

Approach to the wrong runway results in wing contact with the ground during correction to the correct runway.