MD80 flight crew landing in gusty crosswind has wingtip contact runway.

Attributes
ACN	789542
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 4700
ASRS Report	789542
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	789819
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On a visual approach to runway xxl; we were cleared to land with a wind report of 170 degrees at 17 KTS gust 27 KTS. The first officer flew a normal; stabilized approach. Target speed was set at reference +10 KTS with numerous windshear-induced speed excursions of +/-10 to 15 KTS. In the landing flare; the aircraft rolled sharply to the left. The first officer immediately corrected to the right and touched down normally. We proceeded to the gate and during the postflt inspection; I discovered damage to the left wingtip (landing light; wingtip; outboard slat section and position light). Supplemental information from acn 789819: while landing in gusty conditions on runway xxl winds reported at 190 degrees/17 KTS gust 27 KTS; windshear was encountered in the flare which caused the left wing to drop abruptly and contact the runway. Damage to the aircraft included a landing light; slat; wingtip; and navigation light assembly. There was no indication to the crew that the wing had contacted the runway until we were parked at the gate and did the postflt inspection. Maintenance was notified and they notified airport operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND HAS WINGTIP CONTACT RWY.

Narrative: ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY XXL; WE WERE CLRED TO LAND WITH A WIND RPT OF 170 DEGS AT 17 KTS GUST 27 KTS. THE FO FLEW A NORMAL; STABILIZED APCH. TARGET SPD WAS SET AT REF +10 KTS WITH NUMEROUS WINDSHEAR-INDUCED SPD EXCURSIONS OF +/-10 TO 15 KTS. IN THE LNDG FLARE; THE ACFT ROLLED SHARPLY TO THE L. THE FO IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO THE R AND TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY. WE PROCEEDED TO THE GATE AND DURING THE POSTFLT INSPECTION; I DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE L WINGTIP (LNDG LIGHT; WINGTIP; OUTBOARD SLAT SECTION AND POS LIGHT). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 789819: WHILE LNDG IN GUSTY CONDITIONS ON RWY XXL WINDS RPTED AT 190 DEGS/17 KTS GUST 27 KTS; WINDSHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED IN THE FLARE WHICH CAUSED THE L WING TO DROP ABRUPTLY AND CONTACT THE RWY. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT INCLUDED A LNDG LIGHT; SLAT; WINGTIP; AND NAV LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION TO THE CREW THAT THE WING HAD CONTACTED THE RWY UNTIL WE WERE PARKED AT THE GATE AND DID THE POSTFLT INSPECTION. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY NOTIFIED ARPT OPS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.