BE40 PIC executes go around due to unstable approach and contacts wingtip.

Attributes
ACN	509946
Time
Date	200103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bec.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sdf.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	509946
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : pax-3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We conducted the GPS-18 approach to runway 18 at bec. We (first officer) called runway in sight at 1 1/2 mi. I did not have a good visual for another 10+ seconds, but he did,. And when I saw the runway it was at 1 O'clock position and we were higher than normal. I made a descent and s-turn to align with the runway. I was behind the aircraft as I started to flare because of the unstabilized descent and elected to go around. The rain increased and I was not comfortable with the touchdown position. We made a normal go around, left traffic pattern and landed without incident. A departing passenger informed me there was damage to the left wing. I was unaware of the damage or that we had a wing strike the ground. I was tired. We had deviated around WX for 30 mins. I wanted to get the passenger back to base, and we were coming up on reserve fuel. I wish I had gone directly to ict for an ILS (10 mi west).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE40 PIC EXECUTES GAR DUE TO UNSTABLE APCH AND CONTACTS WINGTIP.

Narrative: WE CONDUCTED THE GPS-18 APCH TO RWY 18 AT BEC. WE (FO) CALLED RWY IN SIGHT AT 1 1/2 MI. I DID NOT HAVE A GOOD VISUAL FOR ANOTHER 10+ SECONDS, BUT HE DID,. AND WHEN I SAW THE RWY IT WAS AT 1 O'CLOCK POS AND WE WERE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. I MADE A DSCNT AND S-TURN TO ALIGN WITH THE RWY. I WAS BEHIND THE ACFT AS I STARTED TO FLARE BECAUSE OF THE UNSTABILIZED DSCNT AND ELECTED TO GAR. THE RAIN INCREASED AND I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE TOUCHDOWN POS. WE MADE A NORMAL GAR, LEFT TFC PATTERN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A DEPARTING PAX INFORMED ME THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE L WING. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE DAMAGE OR THAT WE HAD A WING STRIKE THE GND. I WAS TIRED. WE HAD DEVIATED AROUND WX FOR 30 MINS. I WANTED TO GET THE PAX BACK TO BASE, AND WE WERE COMING UP ON RESERVE FUEL. I WISH I HAD GONE DIRECTLY TO ICT FOR AN ILS (10 MI W).

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.