An air carrier md-11 had a tail strike.

Attributes
ACN	287836
Time
Date	199411
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
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	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 12585 flight time type : 903
ASRS Report	287836
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were at the end of our flight from osaka, kansai (rjbb) to anchorage. The first officer was hand flying the approach. The WX was VMC. We were cleared for a visual approach and cleared to land behind a 747 on runway 6R. The aircraft was flown with reference to the localizer and GS and it was a very stable approach down to about 30 ft. At that time, it appeared to me that the aircraft was sinking too rapidly. I applied back elevator in an attempt to stop the sink rate, it didn't seem to have any effect as the aircraft landed very hard and pitched up. At the same time forward pressure was applied to the elevator and I heard a loud bang. The aircraft then settled back down and the nose up attitude started to decrease. The rest of the rollout was normal. Post flight inspection revealed some damage to the aft lower fuselage. Possible cause or contributing factors: slightly late or slow flare. We may have encountered some wind shear or turbulence from the 747 that landed before we did. This airplane type (md-11) seems to be acquiring quite a lot of history throughout the industry for this type of occurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD-11 HAD A TAIL STRIKE.

Narrative: WE WERE AT THE END OF OUR FLT FROM OSAKA, KANSAI (RJBB) TO ANCHORAGE. THE FO WAS HAND FLYING THE APCH. THE WX WAS VMC. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AND CLRED TO LAND BEHIND A 747 ON RWY 6R. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN WITH REF TO THE LOC AND GS AND IT WAS A VERY STABLE APCH DOWN TO ABOUT 30 FT. AT THAT TIME, IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE ACFT WAS SINKING TOO RAPIDLY. I APPLIED BACK ELEVATOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE SINK RATE, IT DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY EFFECT AS THE ACFT LANDED VERY HARD AND PITCHED UP. AT THE SAME TIME FORWARD PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ELEVATOR AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE ACFT THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN AND THE NOSE UP ATTITUDE STARTED TO DECREASE. THE REST OF THE ROLLOUT WAS NORMAL. POST FLT INSPECTION REVEALED SOME DAMAGE TO THE AFT LOWER FUSELAGE. POSSIBLE CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: SLIGHTLY LATE OR SLOW FLARE. WE MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED SOME WIND SHEAR OR TURB FROM THE 747 THAT LANDED BEFORE WE DID. THIS AIRPLANE TYPE (MD-11) SEEMS TO BE ACQUIRING QUITE A LOT OF HISTORY THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY FOR THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE.

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.