Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 28; Flight Crew Total 1993; Flight Crew Type 121
Human-Machine Interface
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors; Weather
I was practicing engine out landings; and I was making an approach that involved a curving final approach course. This technique is recommended per information provided on the American Bonanza Society web site. While everything seemed to be working fine; at the last moment; a gust of wind caused me to dip my left wing a bit; and this caused it to scrape the runway. This was very troubling to me; as i had never had this kind of issue before on any landing.  It was very sudden; and it was over as quickly as it happened. I decided to go around; and I did so with no further problem. When I landed back in ZZZ; I was able to inspect under the wing; at the point where it scraped.  It seemed like very minor damage; but it had definitely touched the runway surface.  As I inspected it more closely; I could also see that there was a small dent on the upper surface of the wing tip. I sent photos of this slight damage to my A&P mechanic; and he confirmed: 1. That this slight damage did not constitute any issue with regard to airworthiness; and 2. That this could be fixed; mostly from a cosmetic perspective. I asked him to schedule this work; and he agreed to get back to me during the work week.  I feel as though I learned an important lesson about not using a curved flight path down to so close to the runway; in case I needed to maneuver further for wind effects.
Bonanza 36 pilot reported momentary loss of aircraft control during landing resulting in wing tip ground contact.