Air carrier widebody transport tail strike on landing at cdg.

Attributes
ACN	145351
Time
Date	199005
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdg
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	145351
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	145503
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ILS 09 made at cdg paris, in widebody transport. Autoplt and F/D in approach mode. Disconnected at 100' for manual landing. T/D was normal with no indication of tail skid strike. Maintenance advised us of tail skid damage at the gate. Cdg ATIS was giving ceiling at 3000' visibility 5 kilometers winds light about 5 KTS. Actual ceiling was about 300' visibility 3/4 mi at T/D end. On taxi in we asked cdg what WX was and they said visibility 5 kilometers. This flight was part of my international navigation training and I was flying from the left seat. Due to low visibility both pilots were working outside on landing and cannot confirm pitch attitude on landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB TAIL STRIKE ON LNDG AT CDG.

Narrative: ILS 09 MADE AT CDG PARIS, IN WDB. AUTOPLT AND F/D IN APCH MODE. DISCONNECTED AT 100' FOR MANUAL LNDG. T/D WAS NORMAL WITH NO INDICATION OF TAIL SKID STRIKE. MAINT ADVISED US OF TAIL SKID DAMAGE AT THE GATE. CDG ATIS WAS GIVING CEILING AT 3000' VISIBILITY 5 KILOMETERS WINDS LIGHT ABOUT 5 KTS. ACTUAL CEILING WAS ABOUT 300' VISIBILITY 3/4 MI AT T/D END. ON TAXI IN WE ASKED CDG WHAT WX WAS AND THEY SAID VISIBILITY 5 KILOMETERS. THIS FLT WAS PART OF MY INTERNATIONAL NAV TRNING AND I WAS FLYING FROM THE LEFT SEAT. DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY BOTH PLTS WERE WORKING OUTSIDE ON LNDG AND CANNOT CONFIRM PITCH ATTITUDE ON LNDG.

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.