Narrative:

I was pilot flying; [this] was my second flight of my first officer initial operating experience; and to be my first landing in a boeing 737. I was hand-flying a visual approach for a flaps 40 landing. There was a crosswind from the right of about 5 knots. The approach was on glideslope and on localizer; and I was learning to fine tune my power corrections. Around 200 feet above the ground I transitioned the aircraft into a 'slightly low' indication on the precision approach path indicator. I was not looking to 'grease' the landing; but to have a landing that I could use as a basis for understanding and continue to learn from.during the landing I focused on reducing the threat of a tail strike. I entered rudder to counter the crosswind and retarded the thrust levers so as to be at idle before touchdown to prevent a bounce. I did not use enough back pressure on the yoke in the flare and landed flat at +2.5 degrees pitch attitude. (According to a printout from the aircraft computer) this led to a hard landing on. During the taxi-in the captain instructed me to call the flight attendants to make sure everyone was okay and that the oxygen masks did not fall. They told me everyone was okay and the masks did not drop. A maintenance discrepancy for a hard landing was inserted into the aircraft logbook. Only after de-planing were we told there may have been injuries during the landing.I briefed that this was my first landing in a boeing 737. I had the threat of a tail strike in my mind during the approach. I did not want to over flare and float during landing and I also thought we were higher off of the ground than we were which affected my flare (sight picture). I think a flaps 30 landing for the first landing in the aircraft may have been a better decision than flaps 40.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Boeing 737 flight crew reported experiencing a hard landing due to an insufficient flare technique at touchdown. As a result; several injuries were reported.

Narrative: I was pilot flying; [this] was my second flight of my First Officer Initial Operating Experience; and to be my first landing in a Boeing 737. I was hand-flying a visual approach for a flaps 40 landing. There was a crosswind from the right of about 5 knots. The approach was on glideslope and on localizer; and I was learning to fine tune my power corrections. Around 200 feet above the ground I transitioned the aircraft into a 'slightly low' indication on the Precision Approach Path Indicator. I was not looking to 'grease' the landing; but to have a landing that I could use as a basis for understanding and continue to learn from.During the landing I focused on reducing the threat of a tail strike. I entered rudder to counter the crosswind and retarded the thrust levers so as to be at idle before touchdown to prevent a bounce. I did not use enough back pressure on the yoke in the flare and landed flat at +2.5 degrees pitch attitude. (according to a printout from the aircraft computer) This led to a hard landing on. During the taxi-in the Captain instructed me to call the flight attendants to make sure everyone was okay and that the oxygen masks did not fall. They told me everyone was okay and the masks did not drop. A maintenance discrepancy for a hard landing was inserted into the aircraft logbook. Only after de-planing were we told there may have been injuries during the landing.I briefed that this was my first landing in a Boeing 737. I had the threat of a tail strike in my mind during the approach. I did not want to over flare and float during landing and I also thought we were higher off of the ground than we were which affected my flare (sight picture). I think a flaps 30 landing for the first landing in the aircraft may have been a better decision than flaps 40.

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.