A licensed pilot with an instructor was flying a new C172 and had a tendency to over rotate which re...

Attributes
ACN	949363
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Tail Boom
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 360 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 1500
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft

Narrative:

I was giving a dual flight to a student in a 2005 G1000 cessna 172. It was his first flight in a G1000 aircraft and we were on an orientation flight. He has soloed recently and we were doing some additional dual work. We started the flight by performing some air work; giving him an opportunity to get a feel for the late model aircraft before doing some touch and goes at an outlying field. He commented [that] it flew like a ferrari in comparison to the 30 year old airplanes he's been flying. He had a tendency to over-rotate a few times which we worked on correcting. Upon returning to our departure airport he over-rotated again on landing this time scraping the tail skid. The tower queried us as to whether we had struck the tail; which I acknowledged in the affirmative. We parked the aircraft to await a maintenance inspection. Maintenance found nothing wrong with the aircraft. This is a part 61 student who is coming along very well. We reviewed takeoff and landings the last two flights and the over-rotating tendency is gone. It appears this shouldn't be a problem again. I'm using this situation as a training experience to introduce him to NASA reports and NTSB 830.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A licensed pilot with an Instructor was flying a new C172 and had a tendency to over rotate which resulted in a tail strike on one landing; but Maintenance found no damage.

Narrative: I was giving a dual flight to a student in a 2005 G1000 Cessna 172. It was his first flight in a G1000 aircraft and we were on an orientation flight. He has soloed recently and we were doing some additional dual work. We started the flight by performing some air work; giving him an opportunity to get a feel for the late model aircraft before doing some touch and goes at an outlying field. He commented [that] it flew like a Ferrari in comparison to the 30 year old airplanes he's been flying. He had a tendency to over-rotate a few times which we worked on correcting. Upon returning to our departure airport he over-rotated again on landing this time scraping the tail skid. The Tower queried us as to whether we had struck the tail; which I acknowledged in the affirmative. We parked the aircraft to await a Maintenance inspection. Maintenance found nothing wrong with the aircraft. This is a Part 61 student who is coming along very well. We reviewed takeoff and landings the last two flights and the over-rotating tendency is gone. It appears this shouldn't be a problem again. I'm using this situation as a training experience to introduce him to NASA reports and NTSB 830.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A licensed pilot with an instructor was flying a new C172 and had a tendency to over rotate which resulted in a tail strike on one landing; but maintenance found no damage.