What happened
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Captain was the pilot monitoring and the first officer was the pilot flying. The approach was to runway 11 at kcae with winds 040/14G25. As the aircraft was descending through 50 AGL the captain noted the aircraft was in an unstable state and called for a go-around. The first officer initiated the go-around following the certificate's procedures and during this maneuver the aircraft descended further with the wingtip contacting the runway before beginning to climb. Initially, the crew was not sure if the wingtip made contact with the runway. After the go-around procedure was completed. The captain took the controls and proceeded to land the aircraft on runway 5. The wingtip strike was confirmed after the aircraft arrived at the gate for the deplaning of the passengers. Mainentance was notified and the incident was entered into the logbook.
As the FAA filed it
CAPTAIN WAS THE PILOT MONITORING AND THE FIRST OFFICER WAS THE PILOT FLYING. THE APPROACH WAS TO RUNWAY 11 AT KCAE WITH WINDS 040/14G25. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 50 AGL THE CAPTAIN NOTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN UNSTABLE STATE AND CALLED FOR A GO-AROUND. THE FIRST OFFICER INITIATED THE GO-AROUND FOLLOWING THE CERTIFICATE'S PROCEDURES AND DURING THIS MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FURTHER WITH THE WINGTIP CONTACTING THE RUNWAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO CLIMB. INITIALLY, THE CREW WAS NOT SURE IF THE WINGTIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE GO-AROUND PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE CAPTAIN TOOK THE CONTROLS AND PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 5. THE WINGTIP STRIKE WAS CONFIRMED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE FOR THE DEPLANING OF THE PASSENGERS. MAINENTANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE INCIDENT WAS ENTERED INTO THE LOGBOOK.
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