20170120015959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA · Waterloo, IA · January 20, 2017

Date
January 20, 2017 · 17:35 local
Place
Waterloo, IA
Airport
Waterloo Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N331SK
Reported as
Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Westwind Astra
Reported engine
Garrett TFE-731 series
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

Summary of the flight from elkhart, Indiana (ekm) to Waterloo, IA (alo) on the evening of January 20, 2017:

N331SK was en route from ekm to alo and prior to contacting Waterloo approach control, crew received the ATIS, reporting the weather as 300 overcast and 3/4 mile visibility with runway 12 RVR of 6000 ft (forecast was 500/3). Crew contacted Waterloo approach and was told to expect vectors to the ILS 12 approach. PIC briefed the ILS 12 approach with first officer(fo)/copilot and discussed the plan to divert to st. louis (stl) if necessary. First officer requested the RVR and received an RVR value of 6000 from approach. Crew were then vectored and cleared for the ILS 12 approach and instructed to contact the tower. Tower cleared N331SK to land and again issued a 6000 ft RVR. Crew flew a stabilized approach coupled to the auto-pilot, with standard altitude call-outs by the first officer. The first officer reported the approach lights in sight at approximately 250 feet AGL. PIC concurred and indicated the approach lights, runway end lights, and runway environment in sight. During the remainder of the landing crew realized the visibility was not as expected per the RVR values issued by ATC. While correcting for minor drift wing tips came into contact with the runway surface. There was no indication of wing tip contact during landing and the tip damage was only discovered during post flight and securing of the aircraft. Aircraft conducted an ILS approach to runway 12 at the Waterloo Regional Airport (alo) to a full stop landing. Nothing was reported to air traffic until Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 3:45PM. Email from airport manager indicated possible incident causing damage to N331SK while landing.

As the FAA filed it

SUMMARY OF THE FLIGHT FROM ELKHART, INDIANA (EKM) TO WATERLOO, IA (ALO) ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 20, 2017:

N331SK WAS EN ROUTE FROM EKM TO ALO AND PRIOR TO CONTACTING WATERLOO APPROACH CONTROL, CREW RECEIVED THE ATIS, REPORTING THE WEATHER AS 300 OVERCAST AND 3/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH RUNWAY 12 RVR OF 6000 FT (FORECAST WAS 500/3). CREW CONTACTED WATERLOO APPROACH AND WAS TOLD TO EXPECT VECTORS TO THE ILS 12 APPROACH. PIC BRIEFED THE ILS 12 APPROACH WITH FIRST OFFICER(FO)/COPILOT AND DISCUSSED THE PLAN TO DIVERT TO ST. LOUIS (STL) IF NECESSARY. FIRST OFFICER REQUESTED THE RVR AND RECEIVED AN RVR VALUE OF 6000 FROM APPROACH. CREW WERE THEN VECTORED AND CLEARED FOR THE ILS 12 APPROACH AND INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE TOWER. TOWER CLEARED N331SK TO LAND AND AGAIN ISSUED A 6000 FT RVR. CREW FLEW A STABILIZED APPROACH COUPLED TO THE AUTO-PILOT, WITH STANDARD ALTITUDE CALL-OUTS BY THE FIRST OFFICER. THE FIRST OFFICER REPORTED THE APPROACH LIGHTS IN SIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET AGL. PIC CONCURRED AND INDICATED THE APPROACH LIGHTS, RUNWAY END LIGHTS, AND RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT IN SIGHT. DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE LANDING CREW REALIZED THE VISIBILITY WAS NOT AS EXPECTED PER THE RVR VALUES ISSUED BY ATC. WHILE CORRECTING FOR MINOR DRIFT WING TIPS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF WING TIP CONTACT DURING LANDING AND THE TIP DAMAGE WAS ONLY DISCOVERED DURING POST FLIGHT AND SECURING OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 AT THE WATERLOO REGIONAL AIRPORT (ALO) TO A FULL STOP LANDING. NOTHING WAS REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC UNTIL TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017, 3:45PM. EMAIL FROM AIRPORT MANAGER INDICATED POSSIBLE INCIDENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO N331SK WHILE LANDING.