Captain of a learjet LR35 struck wing on landing causing a fuel leak from the right wing tank.

Attributes
ACN	463020
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bct.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	463020
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	463014
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

This is a description of events that took place on feb/xa/00 at XA00 at the boca raton airport while acting as PIC of the lear 35 described above. During the landing phase in the flare and just prior to touchdown, an object impacted around the lower end of the captain's windscreen. I became distraction at this point. My subsequent reaction from being startled caused my right wing to be inadvertently lowered. I remained in full control of the situation and taxied to the ramp. At the ramp, I observed a small fuel leak emanating from the bottom of the right wingtip tank. Upon closer inspection, I observed a grazed area under this fuel tank. This, I assumed, was caused from the actions described. A report was made to my company.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A LEARJET LR35 STRUCK WING ON LNDG CAUSING A FUEL LEAK FROM THE R WING TANK.

Narrative: THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE ON FEB/XA/00 AT XA00 AT THE BOCA RATON ARPT WHILE ACTING AS PIC OF THE LEAR 35 DESCRIBED ABOVE. DURING THE LNDG PHASE IN THE FLARE AND JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, AN OBJECT IMPACTED AROUND THE LOWER END OF THE CAPT'S WINDSCREEN. I BECAME DISTR AT THIS POINT. MY SUBSEQUENT REACTION FROM BEING STARTLED CAUSED MY R WING TO BE INADVERTENTLY LOWERED. I REMAINED IN FULL CTL OF THE SIT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. AT THE RAMP, I OBSERVED A SMALL FUEL LEAK EMANATING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE R WINGTIP TANK. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I OBSERVED A GRAZED AREA UNDER THIS FUEL TANK. THIS, I ASSUMED, WAS CAUSED FROM THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED. A RPT WAS MADE TO MY COMPANY.

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.