Narrative:

The 2 pilots are co-captains in the aircraft. The other captain was the pilot flying; although I was listed as pilot in command for the flight. We were cleared for the visual approach to runway 19 on a wide left downwind. I was running the before landing checklist as pilot flying was flying the approach. He said he had the runway in sight and turned final about 5 miles out. At about 2 - 2.5 miles; tower called and said we were lined up for runway 21; at which point the other captain said he had runway 19 in sight and could circle to make the landing. I kept my eyes on the angle of attack indicators and airspeed indicators throughout the maneuver to land; while he proceeded visually. When I glanced up at the runway; we were crossing the 1;000 ft markers at approximately 20-30 ft AGL; and drifting a little right of centerline. We continued to drift a little bit; and at around 10 ft AGL I called for a go-around. He added power and as the engines were spooling; I noticed the right wing drop; and the right main landing gear settled on the runway at about the 2;000 ft marker. The plane immediately became airborne; and we began to climb out. Tower informed us that we had a white mist coming from our right wing; and I looked out and confirmed fuel leaking from our right tip tank. Tower asked for our intentions; and I replied that we were going to land runway 19 and to get the trucks ready. We made right traffic for runway 19; and pilot flying came back in and landed. We exited and waited for trucks to arrive. Upon inspection of the right tip tank; I noticed scrapes on the bottom; and an opening along one of the seams where fuel was leaking profusely. Upon further inspection; I also noticed the fin on the outside of the left tip tank was scraped and dented. Everything happened so quickly; I don't remember being in a left wing down attitude. The winds were reported on ATIS as being out of 140 degrees gusting to 12 KTS; which could have been a factor. The main factors; in my opinion; were: not being on a stabilized approach; and complacency on my part. We have done circling approaches before in bad weather; so I had trust in pilot flying that he could do the maneuver to land safely. Being in visual conditions; I should have ordered the go-around as soon as tower informed us we were lined up on the wrong runway. I should have been paying a lot more attention to what was going on. The FAA came out and inspected the airplane; and also took our statements. This is still being investigated as to whether it will be considered an incident or an accident.

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Title: LR35 Captain reports wing tip damage and fuel leak caused by runway contact during go-around after unstabilized approach.

Narrative: The 2 Pilots are Co-Captains in the aircraft. The other Captain was the Pilot Flying; although I was listed as Pilot in Command for the flight. We were cleared for the visual approach to Runway 19 on a wide left downwind. I was running the before landing checklist as Pilot Flying was flying the approach. He said he had the runway in sight and turned final about 5 miles out. At about 2 - 2.5 miles; Tower called and said we were lined up for Runway 21; at which point the other Captain said he had Runway 19 in sight and could circle to make the landing. I kept my eyes on the angle of attack indicators and airspeed indicators throughout the maneuver to land; while he proceeded visually. When I glanced up at the runway; we were crossing the 1;000 FT markers at approximately 20-30 FT AGL; and drifting a little right of centerline. We continued to drift a little bit; and at around 10 FT AGL I called for a go-around. He added power and as the engines were spooling; I noticed the right wing drop; and the right main landing gear settled on the runway at about the 2;000 FT marker. The plane immediately became airborne; and we began to climb out. Tower informed us that we had a white mist coming from our right wing; and I looked out and confirmed fuel leaking from our right tip tank. Tower asked for our intentions; and I replied that we were going to land Runway 19 and to get the trucks ready. We made right traffic for Runway 19; and Pilot Flying came back in and landed. We exited and waited for trucks to arrive. Upon inspection of the right tip tank; I noticed scrapes on the bottom; and an opening along one of the seams where fuel was leaking profusely. Upon further inspection; I also noticed the fin on the outside of the left tip tank was scraped and dented. Everything happened so quickly; I don't remember being in a left wing down attitude. The winds were reported on ATIS as being out of 140 degrees gusting to 12 KTS; which could have been a factor. The main factors; in my opinion; were: not being on a stabilized approach; and complacency on my part. We have done circling approaches before in bad weather; so I had trust in Pilot Flying that he could do the maneuver to land safely. Being in visual conditions; I should have ordered the go-around as soon as Tower informed us we were lined up on the wrong runway. I should have been paying a lot more attention to what was going on. The FAA came out and inspected the airplane; and also took our statements. This is still being investigated as to whether it will be considered an incident or an accident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.