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LR31 aircraft encountered sudden airspeed change and gust resulting in striking wingtips. Reporter captain took over and executed go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383956 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ocf |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 383956 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Approach to runway 9 normal until approximately 10 ft AGL. Wind given by unicom of 5 mph out of southwest. First officer flying aircraft -- wind stronger than 5 mph closer to 10-15 mph with gusts from approximately 140-150 degrees. At approximately 10 ft AGL airspeed depleted rapidly, aircraft yawed left, with rapid sink rate. Left wingtip contacted runway followed by roll to right with right wing contacting runway. Go around executed by captain and returned for landing with no other incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LR31 ACFT ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN AIRSPD CHANGE AND GUST RESULTING IN STRIKING WINGTIPS. RPTR CAPT TOOK OVER AND EXECUTED GAR.
Narrative: APCH TO RWY 9 NORMAL UNTIL APPROX 10 FT AGL. WIND GIVEN BY UNICOM OF 5 MPH OUT OF SW. FO FLYING ACFT -- WIND STRONGER THAN 5 MPH CLOSER TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM APPROX 140-150 DEGS. AT APPROX 10 FT AGL AIRSPD DEPLETED RAPIDLY, ACFT YAWED L, WITH RAPID SINK RATE. L WINGTIP CONTACTED RWY FOLLOWED BY ROLL TO R WITH R WING CONTACTING RWY. GAR EXECUTED BY CAPT AND RETURNED FOR LNDG WITH NO OTHER INCIDENT.
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.