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On landing flare at clt, MD88 first officer incurs ground wingtip contact due to inoperative yaw damper and or wind gust.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound upper : 5 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4023 flight time type : 2007 |
| ASRS Report | 508360 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were conducting a visual approach to runway 36L at clt. The aircraft was an MD88 with the yaw damper off (on maintenance carryover in the aircraft logbook). Winds for the approach were initially 330 degrees at 20 KTS. At approximately 500 ft, tower reported winds at 320 degrees at 18 KTS with gusts to 25 KTS. At touchdown, the aircraft nose yawed right and the right wing dipped. During taxi to the gate, a flight attendant called and informed us of a light hanging from under the right wing. I'm unsure at this point if the yaw was caused by a 'rogue' gust or if the yaw damper off may have caused the yaw to the right. The right wing landing light was broken (found on postflt inspection). There was no other damage to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON LNDG FLARE AT CLT, MD88 FO INCURS GND WINGTIP CONTACT DUE TO INOP YAW DAMPER AND OR WIND GUST.
Narrative: WE WERE CONDUCTING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 36L AT CLT. THE ACFT WAS AN MD88 WITH THE YAW DAMPER OFF (ON MAINT CARRYOVER IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK). WINDS FOR THE APCH WERE INITIALLY 330 DEGS AT 20 KTS. AT APPROX 500 FT, TWR RPTED WINDS AT 320 DEGS AT 18 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT NOSE YAWED R AND THE R WING DIPPED. DURING TAXI TO THE GATE, A FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND INFORMED US OF A LIGHT HANGING FROM UNDER THE R WING. I'M UNSURE AT THIS POINT IF THE YAW WAS CAUSED BY A 'ROGUE' GUST OR IF THE YAW DAMPER OFF MAY HAVE CAUSED THE YAW TO THE R. THE R WING LNDG LIGHT WAS BROKEN (FOUND ON POSTFLT INSPECTION). THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
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.