Tail strike. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	285782
Time
Date	199410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	285782
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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:

Was notified later in the day that aircraft we flew from dtw- stl-dtw that paint had been scraped off tail skid we know that we did not have a tail strike. However, we were the last crew to fly aircraft before it was noticed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL STRIKE.

Narrative: WAS NOTIFIED LATER IN THE DAY THAT ACFT WE FLEW FROM DTW- STL-DTW THAT PAINT HAD BEEN SCRAPED OFF TAIL SKID WE KNOW THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A TAIL STRIKE. HOWEVER, WE WERE THE LAST CREW TO FLY ACFT BEFORE IT WAS NOTICED.

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.