FLC OF B767 EXPERIENCES HARD LNDG AT LHR.

Date: 1999-01

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

FLC OF B767 EXPERIENCES HARD LNDG AT LHR.

Narrative

LOCATION: LONDON HEATHROW ARPT. FLT FROM ORD TO LHR WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL CAPT'S LNDG AT LONDON HEATHROW. MY DUTY POS WAS SEATING IN THE CTR JUMP SEAT AS INTL OFFICER. I OBSERVED THE CAPT'S APCH AS A NORMAL ONE. HE WAS ON LOC AND GS. HIS AIRSPD WAS ON FINAL APCH SPD PLUS APPROPRIATE ADDITIVES. WX WAS VMC; BUT IT STILL WAS NIGHTTIME. CAPT CHOSE TO LAND WITHOUT AUTOSPOILERS AND WITHOUT AUTOBRAKES. CAPT STARTED HIS FLARE ABOUT 20 FT. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN THEN BALLOONED BACK UP. AT THAT TIME THE CAPT PUSHED THE NOSE FORWARD CAUSING THE NOSEWHEEL TO IMPACT THE GND. ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN FOR THE SECOND TIME. ACFT THEN WENT A LITTLE R WING HIGH IN ITS ATTITUDE; BUT UNSURE IF R WHEEL CAME OFF GND. ON ROLLOUT; THE L AFT ENTRY DOOR LIGHT STATUS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THEN EXTINGUISHED. ACFT POSTFLT INSPECTION SHOWED DAMAGE DONE TO TOP HALF OF FUSELAGE LOCATED ADJACENT TO FORWARD CARGO DOOR. LOOKED AT LNDG GEAR AND SAW NO VISIBLE FLUID LEAKS OR BROKEN LINKAGE. ACFT SEEMED TO BE SITTING IN A NORMAL POS -- NOT LEANING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.