Large transport makes a hard landing even though conditions were ideal.

Attributes
ACN	160625
Time
Date	199010
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	160625
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I always hate to talk about lndgs since the not so good ones are so embarrassing to talk about, but this might do someone some good, including me. It was a nice, clear day. I had plenty of rest. The wind was calm, the aircraft was light and I thought all was well. As I was flaring I added power to help arrest the rate of sink. I thought it was going to be a good one, but instead it hit like a brick. No damage was done to the aircraft, but I did knock a couple of O2 masks out. No big deal. I don't think I've ever landed one that hard before, so I thought to talk to talk about it here. It seems to me that if you're going to do it, it will not happen or I should say not as likely happen when conditions are bad; i.e., low ceilings, low visibility, gusty winds, high gross weights, because you're really spooled up attention wise and pumped up. If it's going to get you it will be under the best of conditions when you think all is well with the world. The moral of the story is, never relax, always be vigilant, or you might be had with a gotcha!!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT MAKES A HARD LNDG EVEN THOUGH CONDITIONS WERE IDEAL.

Narrative: I ALWAYS HATE TO TALK ABOUT LNDGS SINCE THE NOT SO GOOD ONES ARE SO EMBARRASSING TO TALK ABOUT, BUT THIS MIGHT DO SOMEONE SOME GOOD, INCLUDING ME. IT WAS A NICE, CLR DAY. I HAD PLENTY OF REST. THE WIND WAS CALM, THE ACFT WAS LIGHT AND I THOUGHT ALL WAS WELL. AS I WAS FLARING I ADDED PWR TO HELP ARREST THE RATE OF SINK. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE, BUT INSTEAD IT HIT LIKE A BRICK. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT, BUT I DID KNOCK A COUPLE OF O2 MASKS OUT. NO BIG DEAL. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER LANDED ONE THAT HARD BEFORE, SO I THOUGHT TO TALK TO TALK ABOUT IT HERE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN OR I SHOULD SAY NOT AS LIKELY HAPPEN WHEN CONDITIONS ARE BAD; I.E., LOW CEILINGS, LOW VISIBILITY, GUSTY WINDS, HIGH GROSS WTS, BECAUSE YOU'RE REALLY SPOOLED UP ATTN WISE AND PUMPED UP. IF IT'S GOING TO GET YOU IT WILL BE UNDER THE BEST OF CONDITIONS WHEN YOU THINK ALL IS WELL WITH THE WORLD. THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS, NEVER RELAX, ALWAYS BE VIGILANT, OR YOU MIGHT BE HAD WITH A GOTCHA!!

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.