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Attributes | |
ACN | 1371390 |
Time | |
Date | 201607 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Experience | Flight Crew Type 387 |
Person 2 | |
Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
Experience | Flight Crew Type 1610 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
Stable approach; 2-3 knots above target. At 40 feet sink rate increased; made small adjustments to correct. Maintained power until 10 feet to reduce sink rate; then put throttles at idle for touchdown. Pitch abruptly increased after touchdown resulting in possible tail strike. Checked airplane after arrival; entered info into logbook; talked with maintenance; chief pilot and [flight operations manager].
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 NG flight crew reported they experienced a tail strike following a bounced landing.
Narrative: Stable approach; 2-3 knots above target. At 40 feet sink rate increased; made small adjustments to correct. Maintained power until 10 feet to reduce sink rate; then put throttles at idle for touchdown. Pitch abruptly increased after touchdown resulting in possible tail strike. Checked airplane after arrival; entered info into logbook; talked with Maintenance; Chief Pilot and [Flight Operations Manager].
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.