Narrative:

First officer leg into phl. ILS approach in VFR conditions, light rain, smooth ride. At approximately 30 ft AGL, rain became moderate on first officer side. He stopped round-out to runway and drifted slightly right of centerline. I told him to get it on the runway and asked him what was wrong. He said he couldn't see the runway. I could see runway fine from my side and since we were so low and engines unspooled, I took aircraft and adjusted back to centerline. We stopped and cleared runway normally. On arriving at gate, maintenance informed us the right wing landing light, which was extended on landing, was damaged -- probably from contacting runway on landing. Company procedure requires PF to call and execute go around if unable to complete approach or landing. Delay and hesitation put us in position where it was safer to complete landing since I still had good visual on runway. Have had other instances where first officer's were hesitant to execute GA, or slow in execution. Feel they do not get enough hands on go around training in simulator. When they do get them, they usually know from scenario its coming.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 SUFFERS DAMAGE TO ITS R LNDG LIGHT WHEN THE FO, PF, FAILS TO ADJUST TO LOSS OF VIS FROM SUDDEN MODERATE RAIN DURING THE START OF THE FLARE ABOVE THE RWY AT PHL, PA.

Narrative: FO LEG INTO PHL. ILS APCH IN VFR CONDITIONS, LIGHT RAIN, SMOOTH RIDE. AT APPROX 30 FT AGL, RAIN BECAME MODERATE ON FO SIDE. HE STOPPED ROUND-OUT TO RWY AND DRIFTED SLIGHTLY R OF CTRLINE. I TOLD HIM TO GET IT ON THE RWY AND ASKED HIM WHAT WAS WRONG. HE SAID HE COULDN'T SEE THE RWY. I COULD SEE RWY FINE FROM MY SIDE AND SINCE WE WERE SO LOW AND ENGS UNSPOOLED, I TOOK ACFT AND ADJUSTED BACK TO CTRLINE. WE STOPPED AND CLRED RWY NORMALLY. ON ARRIVING AT GATE, MAINT INFORMED US THE R WING LNDG LIGHT, WHICH WAS EXTENDED ON LNDG, WAS DAMAGED -- PROBABLY FROM CONTACTING RWY ON LNDG. COMPANY PROC REQUIRES PF TO CALL AND EXECUTE GAR IF UNABLE TO COMPLETE APCH OR LNDG. DELAY AND HESITATION PUT US IN POS WHERE IT WAS SAFER TO COMPLETE LNDG SINCE I STILL HAD GOOD VISUAL ON RWY. HAVE HAD OTHER INSTANCES WHERE FO'S WERE HESITANT TO EXECUTE GA, OR SLOW IN EXECUTION. FEEL THEY DO NOT GET ENOUGH HANDS ON GAR TRAINING IN SIMULATOR. WHEN THEY DO GET THEM, THEY USUALLY KNOW FROM SCENARIO ITS COMING.

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.