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Captain of a DC8 cargo aircraft struck the right side engines on the runway during landing in a gusty crosswind causing damage to both engines.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 456375 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dsm.airport |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Windshear Rain other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 70 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 456375 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 456017 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil pressure light other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Landing runway 31R from stabilized ILS approach, winds reported 360 degrees at 18 KTS. Previous winds were gusty, 360 degrees at 16 KTS gusting to 28 KTS. On flare for touchdown, apparently got a gust, right wing dipped. Felt like normal crosswind landing in DC8. After clearing runway, flight engineer called out constant speed drive low oil pressure light. Found damage to 2 engines.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A DC8 CARGO ACFT STRUCK THE R SIDE ENGS ON THE RWY DURING LNDG IN A GUSTY XWIND CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGS.
Narrative: LNDG RWY 31R FROM STABILIZED ILS APCH, WINDS RPTED 360 DEGS AT 18 KTS. PREVIOUS WINDS WERE GUSTY, 360 DEGS AT 16 KTS GUSTING TO 28 KTS. ON FLARE FOR TOUCHDOWN, APPARENTLY GOT A GUST, R WING DIPPED. FELT LIKE NORMAL XWIND LNDG IN DC8. AFTER CLRING RWY, FE CALLED OUT CONSTANT SPD DRIVE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. FOUND DAMAGE TO 2 ENGS.
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.