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A lr-35 captain reported initiating a go around at a non towered airport due to wind shear and diverting where they discovered their left wing tip tank had struck the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1731958 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170 Flight Crew Total 6300 Flight Crew Type 1700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
During an apparent snow squall I was landing after a successful ILS approach. As the aircraft flared; wind gusts and LLWS sent the aircraft out of landing attitude. Attempts to regain control were unsuccessful; and pilot flying initiated a go around/missed approach. Unbeknownst to the crew while executing the go around our left wing tip tank struck the ground (based on damage found later after landing). Crew diverted for better weather; and more favorable winds. Uneventful approach and landing at diversion airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LR-35 Captain reported initiating a go around at a non towered airport due to wind shear and diverting where they discovered their left wing tip tank had struck the ground.
Narrative: DURING AN APPARENT SNOW SQUALL I WAS LANDING AFTER A SUCCESSFUL ILS APPROACH. AS THE AIRCRAFT FLARED; WIND GUSTS AND LLWS SENT THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF LANDING ATTITUDE. ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN CONTROL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL; AND PILOT FLYING INITIATED A GO AROUND/MISSED APPROACH. UNBEKNOWNST TO THE CREW WHILE EXECUTING THE GO AROUND OUR LEFT WING TIP TANK STRUCK THE GROUND (BASED ON DAMAGE FOUND LATER AFTER LANDING). CREW DIVERTED FOR BETTER WEATHER; AND MORE FAVORABLE WINDS. UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING AT DIVERSION AIRPORT.
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.