Narrative:

While conducting the 3RD leg of upgrade oe on a new captain on which the first 2 legs (1 B757; 1 B767 autoland) were above normal performance; we landed from a stable approach (visual with ILS back-up) and flared slightly high -- holding about 10 ft above the runway. PF held the attitude until touchdown just inside the touchdown zone. The airplane pitched up slightly when the spoilers extended and then the nose was gently lowered to the runway. The aircraft was MEL'ed with a left thrust reverser inoperative. Winds were crosswind from the right at 10 KTS. We debriefed the landing after shutdown/secure and I indicated it was close to a tail strike. After exiting the airplane; I went back to just take a look; and the skid plate was shiny. The new captain had done the exterior preflight in bfi under very rainy conditions and is '90% sure it was ok leaving bfi.' I wrote it up; told maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 PLT HAD A TAIL STRIKE WHEN THE NOSE PITCHED UP WITH REVERSER APPLICATION.

Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING THE 3RD LEG OF UPGRADE OE ON A NEW CAPT ON WHICH THE FIRST 2 LEGS (1 B757; 1 B767 AUTOLAND) WERE ABOVE NORMAL PERFORMANCE; WE LANDED FROM A STABLE APCH (VISUAL WITH ILS BACK-UP) AND FLARED SLIGHTLY HIGH -- HOLDING ABOUT 10 FT ABOVE THE RWY. PF HELD THE ATTITUDE UNTIL TOUCHDOWN JUST INSIDE THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP SLIGHTLY WHEN THE SPOILERS EXTENDED AND THEN THE NOSE WAS GENTLY LOWERED TO THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS MEL'ED WITH A L THRUST REVERSER INOP. WINDS WERE XWIND FROM THE R AT 10 KTS. WE DEBRIEFED THE LNDG AFTER SHUTDOWN/SECURE AND I INDICATED IT WAS CLOSE TO A TAIL STRIKE. AFTER EXITING THE AIRPLANE; I WENT BACK TO JUST TAKE A LOOK; AND THE SKID PLATE WAS SHINY. THE NEW CAPT HAD DONE THE EXTERIOR PREFLT IN BFI UNDER VERY RAINY CONDITIONS AND IS '90% SURE IT WAS OK LEAVING BFI.' I WROTE IT UP; TOLD MAINT.

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.