Widebody transport aircraft had tail strike on landing at jfk.

Attributes
ACN	199123
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
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	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet 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 : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 157 flight time total : 21900 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	199123
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 32000 flight time type : 17000
ASRS Report	199475
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a normal stabilized approach and touchdown, the nose pitched up a little. I corrected, stopped and turned off the runway. Flight attendant called and said they heard a scraping noise after landing. Subsequently found scraped fuselage near the tail. PF had not flown aircraft type in the previous 12 months. His last trip prior to this one was 11/xx/91. All the previous flying was done on another model. Pilot's rest break was interrupted by moderate turbulence, which woke him, and was unable to get back to sleep. Fatigue and slightly different aircraft characteristics produced too slow a reaction to gusty winds or reverse thrust pitch changes, allowing nose to get too high. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: I tried to hold the aircraft off for a smooth landing and in the process got the nose too high -- with the strong crosswind I should have planted it and got the nose down before going into reverse. I know better than to get into the attitude I did and no excuses -- I just messed up the landing and rollout. First airplane ding in 31 yrs and 1 day of flying for this airline.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB ACFT HAD TAIL STRIKE ON LNDG AT JFK.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL STABILIZED APCH AND TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE PITCHED UP A LITTLE. I CORRECTED, STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE RWY. FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID THEY HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE AFTER LNDG. SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND SCRAPED FUSELAGE NEAR THE TAIL. PF HAD NOT FLOWN ACFT TYPE IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS. HIS LAST TRIP PRIOR TO THIS ONE WAS 11/XX/91. ALL THE PREVIOUS FLYING WAS DONE ON ANOTHER MODEL. PLT'S REST BREAK WAS INTERRUPTED BY MODERATE TURB, WHICH WOKE HIM, AND WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK TO SLEEP. FATIGUE AND SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ACFT CHARACTERISTICS PRODUCED TOO SLOW A REACTION TO GUSTY WINDS OR REVERSE THRUST PITCH CHANGES, ALLOWING NOSE TO GET TOO HIGH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: I TRIED TO HOLD THE ACFT OFF FOR A SMOOTH LNDG AND IN THE PROCESS GOT THE NOSE TOO HIGH -- WITH THE STRONG XWIND I SHOULD HAVE PLANTED IT AND GOT THE NOSE DOWN BEFORE GOING INTO REVERSE. I KNOW BETTER THAN TO GET INTO THE ATTITUDE I DID AND NO EXCUSES -- I JUST MESSED UP THE LNDG AND ROLLOUT. FIRST AIRPLANE DING IN 31 YRS AND 1 DAY OF FLYING FOR THIS AIRLINE.

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.