Commuter type light transport experiences tail strike on landing.

Attributes
ACN	163477
Time
Date	199011
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 193 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 911
ASRS Report	163477
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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:

The landing was the first officer's, the approach was made higher than usual to avoid jet wash from the aircraft ahead of us. The flare was normal as was the T/D. After T/D the first officer maintained a nose high attitude and then pulled the yoke back further, I stated 'don't do that' and he then lowered the nose and completed the roll out. I felt nothing at the time, but upon parking and post-flight inspection, I noticed about 1/4' of the lower vertical fin was ground off for a distance of about 12-18'. The first officer indicated he used the nose high procedure for air brake purposes but had rotated too much.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER TYPE LTT EXPERIENCES TAIL STRIKE ON LNDG.

Narrative: THE LNDG WAS THE F/O'S, THE APCH WAS MADE HIGHER THAN USUAL TO AVOID JET WASH FROM THE ACFT AHEAD OF US. THE FLARE WAS NORMAL AS WAS THE T/D. AFTER T/D THE F/O MAINTAINED A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND THEN PULLED THE YOKE BACK FURTHER, I STATED 'DON'T DO THAT' AND HE THEN LOWERED THE NOSE AND COMPLETED THE ROLL OUT. I FELT NOTHING AT THE TIME, BUT UPON PARKING AND POST-FLT INSPECTION, I NOTICED ABOUT 1/4' OF THE LOWER VERTICAL FIN WAS GND OFF FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 12-18'. THE F/O INDICATED HE USED THE NOSE HIGH PROC FOR AIR BRAKE PURPOSES BUT HAD ROTATED TOO MUCH.

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.