Tail skid strike on landing.

Attributes
ACN	327970
Time
Date	199602
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
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	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : atp
ASRS Report	327970
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	327969
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe 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:

Location: dfw runway 17R. Aircraft was flown with extra fuel. Flight normal until he pulled the throttles to idle. With the winds calm, I called the radar altimeter down to 5 ft. Aircraft landing was soft. Did not notice degrees nose height till passing down through 8 degrees. Nose was then raised again until nosewheel touched down at 100 KTS. Rest of rollout and taxi normal. I did not suspect a tail strike till captain returned to jet bridge to report a tail strike. I asked him if the red lever was horizontal and safety wire intact. He reported it was so. I called maintenance on the phone. I did not note stabilizer trim setting at shut down. I did not find reason to inspect tail. Supplemental information from acn 327969: I flared the aircraft too much. Contributing factors: trying to feel for the runway, fatigue, and above normal seat ht due to glareshield position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL SKID STRIKE ON LNDG.

Narrative: LOCATION: DFW RWY 17R. ACFT WAS FLOWN WITH EXTRA FUEL. FLT NORMAL UNTIL HE PULLED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE. WITH THE WINDS CALM, I CALLED THE RADAR ALTIMETER DOWN TO 5 FT. ACFT LNDG WAS SOFT. DID NOT NOTICE DEGS NOSE HEIGHT TILL PASSING DOWN THROUGH 8 DEGS. NOSE WAS THEN RAISED AGAIN UNTIL NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AT 100 KTS. REST OF ROLLOUT AND TAXI NORMAL. I DID NOT SUSPECT A TAIL STRIKE TILL CAPT RETURNED TO JET BRIDGE TO RPT A TAIL STRIKE. I ASKED HIM IF THE RED LEVER WAS HORIZ AND SAFETY WIRE INTACT. HE RPTED IT WAS SO. I CALLED MAINT ON THE PHONE. I DID NOT NOTE STABILIZER TRIM SETTING AT SHUT DOWN. I DID NOT FIND REASON TO INSPECT TAIL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 327969: I FLARED THE ACFT TOO MUCH. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TRYING TO FEEL FOR THE RWY, FATIGUE, AND ABOVE NORMAL SEAT HT DUE TO GLARESHIELD POS.

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.