Narrative:

Tail strike on large transport aircraft at mco. Approach flown was an ILS/visibility approach to orlando international. Approach was normal up to the flare. Started landing flare at about 40'. The captain was calling off radio altitude every 10' as required. I started bringing the power back about 30'. At 20' I noticed the airspeed dropping off so I added a little power. The airplane started floating at about 16' and remained at 16' for quite a while. When it started to sink I pulled the nose up to cushion the T/D. We touched down at about 8 degrees nose up. On T/D, the spoilers deployed and I went into reverse immediately, trying to reduce our landing roll since we had floated on landing. The combination of spoilers and reverse thrust pitched the nose up to about 10 des. Before we could catch it and begin de-rotation, the VHF antenna on the tail struck the runway. After getting to the gate, we did a visibility inspection of the aircraft and reported the damage to T mechanic. Supplemental information from acn 132519: as we cleared the runway, the aft F/a station called the cockpit to report 'an unusual noise as we landed.' the only damage that was observed was a very slight scraping and rounding of the bottom of the #2 VHF antenna. Subsequent investigation revealed that the aircraft skin had been damaged approximately 40' after of the rear cabin door and the p-dome had also been damaged.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT TAIL STRIKE ON LNDG, CAUSING BLADE ANTENNA AND SKIN DAMAGE.

Narrative: TAIL STRIKE ON LGT ACFT AT MCO. APCH FLOWN WAS AN ILS/VIS APCH TO ORLANDO INTL. APCH WAS NORMAL UP TO THE FLARE. STARTED LNDG FLARE AT ABOUT 40'. THE CAPT WAS CALLING OFF RADIO ALT EVERY 10' AS REQUIRED. I STARTED BRINGING THE PWR BACK ABOUT 30'. AT 20' I NOTICED THE AIRSPD DROPPING OFF SO I ADDED A LITTLE PWR. THE AIRPLANE STARTED FLOATING AT ABOUT 16' AND REMAINED AT 16' FOR QUITE A WHILE. WHEN IT STARTED TO SINK I PULLED THE NOSE UP TO CUSHION THE T/D. WE TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT 8 DEGS NOSE UP. ON T/D, THE SPOILERS DEPLOYED AND I WENT INTO REVERSE IMMEDIATELY, TRYING TO REDUCE OUR LNDG ROLL SINCE WE HAD FLOATED ON LNDG. THE COMBINATION OF SPOILERS AND REVERSE THRUST PITCHED THE NOSE UP TO ABOUT 10 DES. BEFORE WE COULD CATCH IT AND BEGIN DE-ROTATION, THE VHF ANTENNA ON THE TAIL STRUCK THE RWY. AFTER GETTING TO THE GATE, WE DID A VIS INSPECTION OF THE ACFT AND RPTED THE DAMAGE TO T MECH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 132519: AS WE CLRED THE RWY, THE AFT F/A STATION CALLED THE COCKPIT TO RPT 'AN UNUSUAL NOISE AS WE LANDED.' THE ONLY DAMAGE THAT WAS OBSERVED WAS A VERY SLIGHT SCRAPING AND ROUNDING OF THE BOTTOM OF THE #2 VHF ANTENNA. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT SKIN HAD BEEN DAMAGED APPROX 40' AFTER OF THE REAR CABIN DOOR AND THE P-DOME HAD ALSO BEEN DAMAGED.

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.