MD11 flight crew has tail strike during landing.

Attributes
ACN	701722
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : omdb.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 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
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 97 flight time total : 10001 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	701722
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 117 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 1240
ASRS Report	701723
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Tower reported winds 270 degrees at 10 KTS. Tower reported possible GS interference due to departing traffic. Aircraft stabilized prior to GS capture with autoplt engaged in approach mode. Aircraft was stabilized at 1000 ft and 500 ft. Autoplt tuned off due to GS variations prior to 500 ft; autothrottles still engaged. Due to variable winds (7-13 KTS) on short final; captain overrode autothrottles having to add power to maintain GS and airspeed. On short final; captain blocked autothrottle automatic-retard due to sink rate in close as winds abruptly dropped off. There were no sink rate calls from GPWS. Touchdown rate was normal just short of the aim point slightly nose high but acceptable in my opinion. A pilot holding short of runway 30R advised us of a possible 'tail strike.' postflt revealed a damaged #3 VHF antenna. No other damage to the aircraft was sustained. No wrinkles; no scraped paint; no bare aluminum except a small portion of the VHF antenna.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 FLT CREW HAS TAIL STRIKE DURING LNDG.

Narrative: TWR RPTED WINDS 270 DEGS AT 10 KTS. TWR RPTED POSSIBLE GS INTERFERENCE DUE TO DEPARTING TFC. ACFT STABILIZED PRIOR TO GS CAPTURE WITH AUTOPLT ENGAGED IN APCH MODE. ACFT WAS STABILIZED AT 1000 FT AND 500 FT. AUTOPLT TUNED OFF DUE TO GS VARIATIONS PRIOR TO 500 FT; AUTOTHROTTLES STILL ENGAGED. DUE TO VARIABLE WINDS (7-13 KTS) ON SHORT FINAL; CAPT OVERRODE AUTOTHROTTLES HAVING TO ADD PWR TO MAINTAIN GS AND AIRSPD. ON SHORT FINAL; CAPT BLOCKED AUTOTHROTTLE AUTO-RETARD DUE TO SINK RATE IN CLOSE AS WINDS ABRUPTLY DROPPED OFF. THERE WERE NO SINK RATE CALLS FROM GPWS. TOUCHDOWN RATE WAS NORMAL JUST SHORT OF THE AIM POINT SLIGHTLY NOSE HIGH BUT ACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION. A PLT HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 30R ADVISED US OF A POSSIBLE 'TAIL STRIKE.' POSTFLT REVEALED A DAMAGED #3 VHF ANTENNA. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS SUSTAINED. NO WRINKLES; NO SCRAPED PAINT; NO BARE ALUMINUM EXCEPT A SMALL PORTION OF THE VHF ANTENNA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.