Hard landing, bounce, harder landing, tail skid strike.

Attributes
ACN	133276
Time
Date	199001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	133276
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was landing at cle runway 23L (wind 2510). It was a normal ILS approach with runway in sight approximately 6 mi out. Upon T/D the aircraft bounced. I had the autospd brakes armed. The speed brakes deployed normally due to strut compression and wheel spin-up--but the aircraft was in the air when they deployed, causing an excessive rate of sink. In trying to arrest this high rate of sink with power and flaring the aircraft, I had a tail skid strike damaging the lower VHF antenna, aft water drain mast and tail skid. No injuries were incurred. Although it was pilot error for having a hard landing, in the future I will hesitate to use autospd brakes with reduced visibility cues for flare and landing (i.e., night, IMC, etc).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD LNDG, BOUNCE, HARDER LNDG, TAIL SKID STRIKE.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AT CLE RWY 23L (WIND 2510). IT WAS A NORMAL ILS APCH WITH RWY IN SIGHT APPROX 6 MI OUT. UPON T/D THE ACFT BOUNCED. I HAD THE AUTOSPD BRAKES ARMED. THE SPD BRAKES DEPLOYED NORMALLY DUE TO STRUT COMPRESSION AND WHEEL SPIN-UP--BUT THE ACFT WAS IN THE AIR WHEN THEY DEPLOYED, CAUSING AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SINK. IN TRYING TO ARREST THIS HIGH RATE OF SINK WITH PWR AND FLARING THE ACFT, I HAD A TAIL SKID STRIKE DAMAGING THE LOWER VHF ANTENNA, AFT WATER DRAIN MAST AND TAIL SKID. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED. ALTHOUGH IT WAS PLT ERROR FOR HAVING A HARD LNDG, IN THE FUTURE I WILL HESITATE TO USE AUTOSPD BRAKES WITH REDUCED VIS CUES FOR FLARE AND LNDG (I.E., NIGHT, IMC, ETC).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.