Cargo aircraft encounters gusts on landing. Engine hit runway.

Attributes
ACN	198980
Time
Date	199201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	198980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After an approach to mins in poor conditions following a long international flight and 1 missed approach, the captain sighted the runway and took action to land on the runway centerline at vref +5 KTS. A last second gust overcame full counter control effort and banked the aircraft 8-10 degrees toward the downwind wing. Since this occurred just prior to touchdown the #4 engine contacted the runway and was damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO ACFT ENCOUNTERS GUSTS ON LNDG. ENG HIT RWY.

Narrative: AFTER AN APCH TO MINS IN POOR CONDITIONS FOLLOWING A LONG INTL FLT AND 1 MISSED APCH, THE CAPT SIGHTED THE RWY AND TOOK ACTION TO LAND ON THE RWY CENTERLINE AT VREF +5 KTS. A LAST SECOND GUST OVERCAME FULL COUNTER CTL EFFORT AND BANKED THE ACFT 8-10 DEGS TOWARD THE DOWNWIND WING. SINCE THIS OCCURRED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE #4 ENG CONTACTED THE RWY AND WAS DAMAGED.

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.