Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 42; Flight Crew Total 2008; Flight Crew Type 201
Human-Machine Interface; Training / Qualification
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Human Factors; Weather
As I applied brakes while rolling out from an otherwise normal three-point landing; the airplane swerved sharply to the right. I do not know whether the swerve was caused by a gust or a brake grabbing. I attempted to regain runway heading by applying left rudder and brake. When I saw I could not remain on the runway and was headed toward collision hazards; I applied full power to go-around. The airplane rolled off the edge of the runway before it became airborne but lifted off soon afterward; at which point I initiated a gentle left turn to runway heading. At some point the aircraft's left lower wing contacted the ground; damaging the paint and fabric on the underside of the aft portion of the wingtip and the outer section of aileron. I complied with the Tower's instruction to make right traffic and followed other aircraft as instructed for a second landing. I landed long with the tower's permission because a departing aircraft had reported debris on the runway; then uneventfully taxied onto a taxiway and to the airplane's hangar. During a phone call to the Tower I was told the debris was grass and gravel. I was well rested and not tired from the approximately one-hour flight.
GA pilot reported a runway excursion and wingtip ground impact causing minor damage during landing. Normal landing followed a go-around.