20040125002479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 75733N · Indianapolis, IN · January 25, 2004

Date: January 25, 2004 · 22:52 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AMTA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N551TZ
Reported as: Boeing 75733N
People aboard: 241
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,667 total2,198 in this make and model215 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft experienced what is believed to be a pilot induced oscillation ("lateral pio"). During a light crosswind landing, roll correction for a slight, uncommanded right bank were made at approximately 50-100 feet AGL. Almost immediately, the aircraft began a rapid, uncommanded roll to the left. Corrections for this second roll resulted in an increased sink rate. Due to the prevailing weather conditions, captain cummings established a go-around pitch altitude visually, with no visible horizon. During the go-around maneuver the aft underbody of the aircraft scraped runway 5R. Information about this event has been given to the sea aeg/faa flight test.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION ("LATERAL PIO"). DURING A LIGHT CROSSWIND LANDING, ROLL CORRECTION FOR A SLIGHT, UNCOMMANDED RIGHT BANK WERE MADE AT APPROXIMATELY 50-100 FEET AGL. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RAPID, UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE LEFT. CORRECTIONS FOR THIS SECOND ROLL RESULTED IN AN INCREASED SINK RATE. DUE TO THE PREVAILING WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAPTAIN CUMMINGS ESTABLISHED A GO-AROUND PITCH ALTITUDE VISUALLY, WITH NO VISIBLE HORIZON. DURING THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER THE AFT UNDERBODY OF THE AIRCRAFT SCRAPED RUNWAY 5R. INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE SEA AEG/FAA FLIGHT TEST.