Tail skid strike on landing.

Attributes
ACN	194257
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mbj
State Reference	FO
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	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	194257
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	194328
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During transition from VOR-DME approach to visual conditions a turn was made to intercept the final approach course. This turn to final reduced the distance to the runway. Configured for landing, I felt a little high and fast. Power was reduced at about 50 ft and a flare started. Touchdown was normal. Upon automatic spoiler deployment, the nose pitched up and the tail skid hit the runway. I applied forward pressure to the yolk, but not enough to prevent the tail bumper from striking the pavement. We landed at 300000 pounds, a little heavier than normal. In retrospect, I may have reduced the power too soon and attempted to arrest the sink with elevator. Had I carried the power a little longer, I may not have needed to increase pitch attitude to flare.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL SKID STRIKE ON LNDG.

Narrative: DURING TRANSITION FROM VOR-DME APCH TO VISUAL CONDITIONS A TURN WAS MADE TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL APCH COURSE. THIS TURN TO FINAL REDUCED THE DISTANCE TO THE RWY. CONFIGURED FOR LNDG, I FELT A LITTLE HIGH AND FAST. PWR WAS REDUCED AT ABOUT 50 FT AND A FLARE STARTED. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. UPON AUTO SPOILER DEPLOYMENT, THE NOSE PITCHED UP AND THE TAIL SKID HIT THE RWY. I APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE TO THE YOLK, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE TAIL BUMPER FROM STRIKING THE PAVEMENT. WE LANDED AT 300000 POUNDS, A LITTLE HEAVIER THAN NORMAL. IN RETROSPECT, I MAY HAVE REDUCED THE PWR TOO SOON AND ATTEMPTED TO ARREST THE SINK WITH ELEVATOR. HAD I CARRIED THE PWR A LITTLE LONGER, I MAY NOT HAVE NEEDED TO INCREASE PITCH ATTITUDE TO FLARE.

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.