B757-200 crew scrapes tail landing at lax.

Attributes
ACN	434080
Time
Date	199904
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	434080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On landing at lax runway 25L, after touchdown, nose pitched up slightly as reversers and speed brakes deployed. After taxiing to and parking at gate, a deadheading pilot advised we scraped the tail. This was confirmed with a visual inspection. Damage appeared slight. Maintenance was advised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW SCRAPES TAIL LNDG AT LAX.

Narrative: ON LNDG AT LAX RWY 25L, AFTER TOUCHDOWN, NOSE PITCHED UP SLIGHTLY AS REVERSERS AND SPD BRAKES DEPLOYED. AFTER TAXIING TO AND PARKING AT GATE, A DEADHEADING PLT ADVISED WE SCRAPED THE TAIL. THIS WAS CONFIRMED WITH A VISUAL INSPECTION. DAMAGE APPEARED SLIGHT. MAINT WAS ADVISED.

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.