EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Aircraft; Human Factors; Weather
The event happened around midnight during landing. We were about 30 to 40 feet above the ground when the aircraft banked hard to the right and we tried to recover but couldn't and landed really hard. We were able to keep the aircraft on the runway and we were able to taxi the aircraft off on a taxiway. After holding short for a minute to access the situation we taxied on to the gate. When we were at the gate we were told that the right wing was damaged. While doing the walk around we noticed the wing damage and also notice there was a lot of ice built up on the lending edges of both wings and both engine lips. While flying we had no indications of being in icing conditions.
The enroute portion of the flight went with no issue. We were cleared for the approach; however; we were never able to pick up the localizer so my Captain; who was the pilot not flying; and I (pilot flying) decided to go around and try to pick up another localizer. They gave us the same runway and we asked for a different one. They gave us the right runway. They descended us to 2;000 feet and vectored us back around for the approach. We were having a little problem picking up the localizer; however; we finally got a strong signal before the FAF and decided to fly the approach. The approach went well with no issues. My Captain called visual and I said landing. I tried to turn off the autopilot and had a hard time getting the auto pilot warning off. My Captain called speed; I had gotten slow by about 3-4 knots and we were about 200 feet off the ground. I said correcting and added power and had no issue from there. We crossed the threshold and I started up my crosswind correction (winds were 280/9) and that is when the airplane took a hard bank to the right. My Captain and I did everything we could to get the airplane on the ground. The landing was hard but we decided that the plane was able to taxi in. We asked to hold short of the center runway to collect ourselves; talked to the Flight Attendant and let her know; and finished the taxi. On taxi in we noticed Rudder 1/2 inop on EICAS. We got to gate and deplaned; then started making phone calls to report the rudder and hard landing. After that was done; a ramp agent came up and let us know that there was wing damage. We both went outside to see and it was then that we saw considerable amount of ice built up on all leading edges and engine lips. On the walk around we took pictures of the ice build up and sent them to the company.
EMB-145 flight crew experiences a hard bank to the right as the aircraft is about to touchdown; causing a very hard landing. Upon arrival at the gate it is discovered that the right wing is damaged and there is ice clinging to the wing leading edges and engine inlets.