Tail skid strike during touchdown.

Attributes
ACN	284133
Time
Date	199409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach 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 : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	284133
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	284337
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain conducting IOE (initial operating experience) for first officer. First officer flying approach into atlanta. Approach cleared us for a visual to runway 26R. After contacting tower they cleared us for a visual to runway 26L. Approach was normal, at about 1 mi from runway, aircraft was slightly low, correction was made. Touchdown flare was slightly high and as aircraft settled, nose was raised too high and tail skid contacted runway. No damage to aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL SKID STRIKE DURING TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: CAPT CONDUCTING IOE (INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE) FOR FO. FO FLYING APCH INTO ATLANTA. APCH CLRED US FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 26R. AFTER CONTACTING TWR THEY CLRED US FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 26L. APCH WAS NORMAL, AT ABOUT 1 MI FROM RWY, ACFT WAS SLIGHTLY LOW, CORRECTION WAS MADE. TOUCHDOWN FLARE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH AND AS ACFT SETTLED, NOSE WAS RAISED TOO HIGH AND TAIL SKID CONTACTED RWY. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT.

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.