First officer scraped the left landing light on a medium large transport at dfw in a gusty crosswind...

Attributes
ACN	146731
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	146731
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	146736
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was giving the first officer his initial operating experience on the medium large transport. He was landing on runway 17L (dfw). Winds were 180 degree/18 KTS, gust to 24 KTS. I believe he had 'target fixation' at the T/D spot (my analysis in retrospect). As we descended below 20' he suddenly banked the airplane sharply to the right and I initiated recovery to the left. He was still on the controls and I yelled 'I've got it' as the left wing was going down. He let go of the yoke and I initiated leveling the wings and making the landing. We scraped the left wing landing light. The first officer had not made a good landing during the previous 3 days of IOE. As I said earlier, I believe he has developed a habit of staring at the T/D point to the exclusion of the entire runway and landing picture. He had been briefed about this during the prior 2 days of IOE. Supplemental information from acn 146736. We were unaware that any damage had occurred, we got off the aircraft in dfw and the next crew found the broken light.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO SCRAPED THE LEFT LNDG LIGHT ON A MLG AT DFW IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING THE F/O HIS INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE ON THE MLG. HE WAS LNDG ON RWY 17L (DFW). WINDS WERE 180 DEG/18 KTS, GUST TO 24 KTS. I BELIEVE HE HAD 'TARGET FIXATION' AT THE T/D SPOT (MY ANALYSIS IN RETROSPECT). AS WE DSNDED BELOW 20' HE SUDDENLY BANKED THE AIRPLANE SHARPLY TO THE R AND I INITIATED RECOVERY TO THE L. HE WAS STILL ON THE CTLS AND I YELLED 'I'VE GOT IT' AS THE L WING WAS GOING DOWN. HE LET GO OF THE YOKE AND I INITIATED LEVELING THE WINGS AND MAKING THE LNDG. WE SCRAPED THE L WING LNDG LIGHT. THE F/O HAD NOT MADE A GOOD LNDG DURING THE PREVIOUS 3 DAYS OF IOE. AS I SAID EARLIER, I BELIEVE HE HAS DEVELOPED A HABIT OF STARING AT THE T/D POINT TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE ENTIRE RWY AND LNDG PICTURE. HE HAD BEEN BRIEFED ABOUT THIS DURING THE PRIOR 2 DAYS OF IOE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 146736. WE WERE UNAWARE THAT ANY DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED, WE GOT OFF THE ACFT IN DFW AND THE NEXT CREW FOUND THE BROKEN LIGHT.

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.