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A single engine cessna pilot reported the right wing struck the ground when a gust of wind affected the aircraft on short final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1370039 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | AUG.Airport |
| State Reference | ME |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22 Flight Crew Total 96 Flight Crew Type 96 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I was on short final; just above the ground when a gust of wind hit the airplane. I initiated a go around and in doing so my right wing dipped down and slapped the ground. I completed the go around and landed safely uninjured after a full standard pattern. I did not discover the wing had hit the ground until I came back to the plane for an inspection before my next takeoff. I did not notice in the flight that the wing slapped the runway. The landing gear had briefly touched the ground so I thought that was all that had touched.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A single engine Cessna pilot reported the right wing struck the ground when a gust of wind affected the aircraft on short final.
Narrative: I was on short final; just above the ground when a gust of wind hit the airplane. I initiated a go around and in doing so my right wing dipped down and slapped the ground. I completed the go around and landed safely uninjured after a full standard pattern. I did not discover the wing had hit the ground until I came back to the plane for an inspection before my next takeoff. I did not notice in the flight that the wing slapped the runway. The landing gear had briefly touched the ground so I thought that was all that had touched.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.