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Bonanza 36 pilot reported momentary loss of aircraft control during landing resulting in wing tip ground contact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1744449 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 28 Flight Crew Total 1993 Flight Crew Type 121 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was practicing engine out landings; and I was making an approach that involved a curving final approach course. This technique is recommended per information provided on the american bonanza society web site. While everything seemed to be working fine; at the last moment; a gust of wind caused me to dip my left wing a bit; and this caused it to scrape the runway. This was very troubling to me; as i had never had this kind of issue before on any landing. It was very sudden; and it was over as quickly as it happened. I decided to go around; and I did so with no further problem. When I landed back in ZZZ; I was able to inspect under the wing; at the point where it scraped. It seemed like very minor damage; but it had definitely touched the runway surface. As I inspected it more closely; I could also see that there was a small dent on the upper surface of the wing tip. I sent photos of this slight damage to my a&P mechanic; and he confirmed: 1. That this slight damage did not constitute any issue with regard to airworthiness; and 2. That this could be fixed; mostly from a cosmetic perspective. I asked him to schedule this work; and he agreed to get back to me during the work week. I feel as though I learned an important lesson about not using a curved flight path down to so close to the runway; in case I needed to maneuver further for wind effects.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Bonanza 36 pilot reported momentary loss of aircraft control during landing resulting in wing tip ground contact.
Narrative: I was practicing engine out landings; and I was making an approach that involved a curving final approach course. This technique is recommended per information provided on the American Bonanza Society web site. While everything seemed to be working fine; at the last moment; a gust of wind caused me to dip my left wing a bit; and this caused it to scrape the runway. This was very troubling to me; as i had never had this kind of issue before on any landing. It was very sudden; and it was over as quickly as it happened. I decided to go around; and I did so with no further problem. When I landed back in ZZZ; I was able to inspect under the wing; at the point where it scraped. It seemed like very minor damage; but it had definitely touched the runway surface. As I inspected it more closely; I could also see that there was a small dent on the upper surface of the wing tip. I sent photos of this slight damage to my A&P mechanic; and he confirmed: 1. That this slight damage did not constitute any issue with regard to airworthiness; and 2. That this could be fixed; mostly from a cosmetic perspective. I asked him to schedule this work; and he agreed to get back to me during the work week. I feel as though I learned an important lesson about not using a curved flight path down to so close to the runway; in case I needed to maneuver further for wind effects.
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.