An small aircraft pilot made a hard landing and scraped a wingtip in a crosswind. He got slow on the...

Attributes
ACN	220940
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bim
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	220940
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The pilot (myself) was not 90 days current to carry passenger with possibly 25 hours in type small aircraft. The plane was very close to gross weight. Because the airspeed gauge is marked in both miles per hour and KTS per hour, the aircraft was brought in at an approach speed closer to 65 KTS instead of an approach speed of 80 KTS, which the operator's manual calls for. At 100 ft, the plane began to sink at what seemed a faster than normal rate. I added additional power, but not sufficient. As the plane came over the numbers, the crosswind pushed the plane to the left and the wingtip made contact with the runway surface. I pulled the nose up for the flare and the plane landed hard on the mains. There was 1 pilot and 2 passenger. No one on board was even aware that wing contact had occurred until a post landing inspection was done. The wheel fairings were cracked from the hard impact. After inspection, we decided it was safe to fly home and we did so the next day, back to ft lauderdale, fl, fxe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT MADE A HARD LNDG AND SCRAPED A WINGTIP IN A XWIND. HE GOT SLOW ON THE APCH.

Narrative: THE PLT (MYSELF) WAS NOT 90 DAYS CURRENT TO CARRY PAX WITH POSSIBLY 25 HRS IN TYPE SMA. THE PLANE WAS VERY CLOSE TO GROSS WT. BECAUSE THE AIRSPD GAUGE IS MARKED IN BOTH MILES PER HR AND KTS PER HR, THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT IN AT AN APCH SPD CLOSER TO 65 KTS INSTEAD OF AN APCH SPD OF 80 KTS, WHICH THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL CALLS FOR. AT 100 FT, THE PLANE BEGAN TO SINK AT WHAT SEEMED A FASTER THAN NORMAL RATE. I ADDED ADDITIONAL PWR, BUT NOT SUFFICIENT. AS THE PLANE CAME OVER THE NUMBERS, THE XWIND PUSHED THE PLANE TO THE L AND THE WINGTIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY SURFACE. I PULLED THE NOSE UP FOR THE FLARE AND THE PLANE LANDED HARD ON THE MAINS. THERE WAS 1 PLT AND 2 PAX. NO ONE ON BOARD WAS EVEN AWARE THAT WING CONTACT HAD OCCURRED UNTIL A POST LNDG INSPECTION WAS DONE. THE WHEEL FAIRINGS WERE CRACKED FROM THE HARD IMPACT. AFTER INSPECTION, WE DECIDED IT WAS SAFE TO FLY HOME AND WE DID SO THE NEXT DAY, BACK TO FT LAUDERDALE, FL, FXE.

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.

An small aircraft pilot made a hard landing and scraped a wingtip in a crosswind. He got slow on the approach.