SAS MD82 at Copenhagen on Sep 7th 2012, wing tip strike on landing

Last Update: December 20, 2012 / 12:14:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 7, 2012

Classification
Report

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-540

Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom

Destination
Copenhagen, Denmark

Aircraft Registration
LN-RMM

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-82

ICAO Type Designator
MD82

A SAS Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration LN-RMM performing flight SK-540 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Copenhagen (Denmark) with 120 passengers and 5 crew, was in the flare to land on runway 22L when the right hand wing tip contacted the runway surface. The crew stabilized the aircraft and completed the landing without further incident.

Denmarks Havarikommissionen (HCL) released their brief final report in Danish concluding the probable cause of the incident was:

it is likely a gust in the context of a mechanical turbulence influenced the course of events.

The HCL complained that they were informed about the occurrence only on Sep 12th 2012.

The very short final approach of runway 22L is known to suffer from mechanical turbulence, as result of wind passing over and around buildings 675 meters northwest of the runway threshold, if winds are coming from about 250-360 degrees at 15 knots or more. In such wind conditions an information is being included with ATIS if at least one pilot reported turbulent conditions below 300 feet AGL on approach to runway 22L.

About 30 minutes prior to the occurrence winds were coming from 290 degrees at 16 knots, at the time of the occurrence winds were coming from 290 degrees at 18 knots gusting to 28 knots. Tower reported the wind at 290 degrees and 18 knots while issuing the landing clearance to SK-540.

The HCL used the data off the digital flight data recorder as well as surveillance camera recordings to form their opinion, that a causal link between a wind gust and the roll to the right leading to the right wing tip contacting the runway surface existed.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 7, 2012

Classification
Report

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-540

Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom

Destination
Copenhagen, Denmark

Aircraft Registration
LN-RMM

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-82

ICAO Type Designator
MD82

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