WINGTIP DRAGGED ON LNDG.
Synopsis
WINGTIP DRAGGED ON LNDG.
Narrative
I WAS USING RWY 22 AT PUT-IN-BAY WHICH IS 2870 FT BY 22 FT. THERE ARE TREES AT THE APCH END AND THERE WAS A XWIND WHICH WAS WITHIN XWIND COMPONENT LIMITS OF THE BEECH DUCHESS. NEAR THE GND; MY R WING DIPPED AND I CORRECTED BACK TO THE L. I BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED BY A WIND GUST. THE L WING DIPPED ON MY CORRECTION WHICH WAS FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY THE WIND. MY L GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST; (THE WIND WAS FROM THE R); AND THE L WINGTIP MUST HAVE TOUCHED THE GND ALSO. I DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME IT HAD TOUCHED. I FLEW ON AN IFR FLT PLAN BACK TO LUNKEN WHERE I DISCOVERED THE WINGTIP HAD TOUCHED ON THE POST- FLT. I FEEL THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF THIS INCIDENT WERE THE XWIND; THE TREES AT THE APCH END; THE NARROW RWY; AND MY CORRECTION TO THE L; WHICH I BELIEVE WAS AGGRAVATED BY THE R XWIND; AND A POSSIBLE GUST. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS: REVIEW OF XWIND LNDGS AND PROCS; REVIEW OF ANTICIPATION OF EFFECTS OF WIND GUSTS ON AIRPLANE ATTITUDE ON LNDG. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE APPEARS TO BE LESS THAN $1000.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.