B727 flight crew scrapes wingtip on landing in gusty wind conditions.

Attributes
ACN	325335
Time
Date	199601
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 145 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2660
ASRS Report	325335
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the first officer on flight from ind to stl. During the landing phase at stl, the aircraft's right wing made contact with the runway. The coupled ILS approach to runway 24 was normal. All crew procedures were followed, and the landing checklist was completed. The autoplt was disconnected at about 600 ft AGL. Below 600 ft AGL I noticed that gusty conditions were present, but the captain continued flying a stable approach. During the landing phase I noticed increased irregular gusts, and as the aircraft was over the touchdown zone the right wing came up. The captain made a correction to level the wings and the aircraft banked to the right. The rate of right roll and the amount of right bank caused me to make the crew callout of 'bank.' the captain made a correction towards level flight, and the aircraft rolled to the left, followed by (as we touched down) a slight bank to the right that caused me to again make the crew callout of 'bank.' the landing was firm but not a 'hard landing.' the landing roll was on centerline and uneventful. During a post-flight inspection the flight engineer noticed damage to the right wing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC SCRAPES WINGTIP ON LNDG IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON FLT FROM IND TO STL. DURING THE LNDG PHASE AT STL, THE ACFT'S R WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY. THE COUPLED ILS APCH TO RWY 24 WAS NORMAL. ALL CREW PROCS WERE FOLLOWED, AND THE LNDG CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED. THE AUTOPLT WAS DISCONNECTED AT ABOUT 600 FT AGL. BELOW 600 FT AGL I NOTICED THAT GUSTY CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT, BUT THE CAPT CONTINUED FLYING A STABLE APCH. DURING THE LNDG PHASE I NOTICED INCREASED IRREGULAR GUSTS, AND AS THE ACFT WAS OVER THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE THE R WING CAME UP. THE CAPT MADE A CORRECTION TO LEVEL THE WINGS AND THE ACFT BANKED TO THE R. THE RATE OF R ROLL AND THE AMOUNT OF R BANK CAUSED ME TO MAKE THE CREW CALLOUT OF 'BANK.' THE CAPT MADE A CORRECTION TOWARDS LEVEL FLT, AND THE ACFT ROLLED TO THE L, FOLLOWED BY (AS WE TOUCHED DOWN) A SLIGHT BANK TO THE R THAT CAUSED ME TO AGAIN MAKE THE CREW CALLOUT OF 'BANK.' THE LNDG WAS FIRM BUT NOT A 'HARD LNDG.' THE LNDG ROLL WAS ON CTRLINE AND UNEVENTFUL. DURING A POST-FLT INSPECTION THE FE NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE R WING.

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.