Tail strike on landing with resultant damage to tail skid.

Attributes
ACN	116443
Time
Date	198907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6400
ASRS Report	116443
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	116626
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing at destination airport, main wheels touched down very lightly, struts felt as if they were compressing then spoilers deployed. Landing felt normal otherwise. We were on speed and on glide slope at touchdown. Next day crew received aircraft on preflight noticed that tailskid had been struck. Note: company had just changed landing flap settings as well as all other procedures. Possibly new landing flap setting should be reviewed and if a new potential for tail strikes is possible with new landing flap setting the pilots should be informed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL STRIKE ON LNDG WITH RESULTANT DAMAGE TO TAIL SKID.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT DEST ARPT, MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN VERY LIGHTLY, STRUTS FELT AS IF THEY WERE COMPRESSING THEN SPOILERS DEPLOYED. LNDG FELT NORMAL OTHERWISE. WE WERE ON SPEED AND ON GLIDE SLOPE AT TOUCHDOWN. NEXT DAY CREW RECEIVED ACFT ON PREFLT NOTICED THAT TAILSKID HAD BEEN STRUCK. NOTE: COMPANY HAD JUST CHANGED LNDG FLAP SETTINGS AS WELL AS ALL OTHER PROCS. POSSIBLY NEW LNDG FLAP SETTING SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND IF A NEW POTENTIAL FOR TAIL STRIKES IS POSSIBLE WITH NEW LNDG FLAP SETTING THE PLTS SHOULD BE INFORMED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.