Narrative:

Taking off for rdm; we had a forecast of 7000 ft broken; visibility greater than 6 SM with no snow and winds 220 degrees at 11 KTS gusting to 17 KTS. The metar indicated winds 240 degrees at 9 KTS; 8000 ft broken and no snow. No alternate was required or listed. Arriving in rdm; the controller let us know that the WX was deteriorating and asked us if we wanted vectors for the ILS to runway 22. While being vectored for the approach; the WX deteriorated to 3/4 mi. Around the FAF; the tower reported that the visibility was 1/2 mi and that a previous aircraft had broken out at 300 ft. The last wind report I remember hearing was winds from 260 degrees or 280 degrees at 15 KTS. The approach was stabilized and on-speed given the gusty conditions and we broke out at 300 ft. Shortly after touchdown; the aircraft wxvaned into the wind and started sliding towards the left side of the runway. Rdm has no centerline or touchdown zone lighting and the right landing light was MEL'ed. I did my best to keep the aircraft centered down the runway and got it straightened out just as we were nearing the left runway edge. I felt a very slight bump; but neither the first officer nor I felt that we had hit anything. After the passenger had deplaned; I noticed that there was propeller damage to the tips of 2 of the propellers. I reported this to the tower to let them know we had probably hit a runway edge light. The tower told me that a big squall came through right as we were landing and that they put out a special when we landed with a wind of 300 degrees at 19 KTS gusting to 24 KTS. We never received this information. Since the snow had just started falling and the tower never mentioned anything; I was not expecting snow accumulations or the centerline to be obscured. Rather than expecting the tower to inform me; I should have queried them.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB120 PROP STRUCK A RWY EDGE LIGHT WHILE LNDG IN A STRONG GUSTY XWIND AND BEING PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY.

Narrative: TAKING OFF FOR RDM; WE HAD A FORECAST OF 7000 FT BROKEN; VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 6 SM WITH NO SNOW AND WINDS 220 DEGS AT 11 KTS GUSTING TO 17 KTS. THE METAR INDICATED WINDS 240 DEGS AT 9 KTS; 8000 FT BROKEN AND NO SNOW. NO ALTERNATE WAS REQUIRED OR LISTED. ARRIVING IN RDM; THE CTLR LET US KNOW THAT THE WX WAS DETERIORATING AND ASKED US IF WE WANTED VECTORS FOR THE ILS TO RWY 22. WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THE APCH; THE WX DETERIORATED TO 3/4 MI. AROUND THE FAF; THE TWR RPTED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS 1/2 MI AND THAT A PREVIOUS ACFT HAD BROKEN OUT AT 300 FT. THE LAST WIND RPT I REMEMBER HEARING WAS WINDS FROM 260 DEGS OR 280 DEGS AT 15 KTS. THE APCH WAS STABILIZED AND ON-SPD GIVEN THE GUSTY CONDITIONS AND WE BROKE OUT AT 300 FT. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN; THE ACFT WXVANED INTO THE WIND AND STARTED SLIDING TOWARDS THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. RDM HAS NO CTRLINE OR TOUCHDOWN ZONE LIGHTING AND THE R LNDG LIGHT WAS MEL'ED. I DID MY BEST TO KEEP THE ACFT CTRED DOWN THE RWY AND GOT IT STRAIGHTENED OUT JUST AS WE WERE NEARING THE L RWY EDGE. I FELT A VERY SLIGHT BUMP; BUT NEITHER THE FO NOR I FELT THAT WE HAD HIT ANYTHING. AFTER THE PAX HAD DEPLANED; I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS PROP DAMAGE TO THE TIPS OF 2 OF THE PROPS. I RPTED THIS TO THE TWR TO LET THEM KNOW WE HAD PROBABLY HIT A RWY EDGE LIGHT. THE TWR TOLD ME THAT A BIG SQUALL CAME THROUGH RIGHT AS WE WERE LNDG AND THAT THEY PUT OUT A SPECIAL WHEN WE LANDED WITH A WIND OF 300 DEGS AT 19 KTS GUSTING TO 24 KTS. WE NEVER RECEIVED THIS INFO. SINCE THE SNOW HAD JUST STARTED FALLING AND THE TWR NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING; I WAS NOT EXPECTING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OR THE CTRLINE TO BE OBSCURED. RATHER THAN EXPECTING THE TWR TO INFORM ME; I SHOULD HAVE QUERIED THEM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.