B-757 tail strike during landing touchdown.

Attributes
ACN	289582
Time
Date	199411
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tul
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	289582
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	289304
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Tulsa ATIS M37 overcast 10 48/42 190/3 30.15 visibility runway 18L/right. The WX was 1 hour old, but still essentially the same. We broke out of the overcast approximately 3 mi east of owaso and were cleared for visual approach to runway 18L and cleared to land. Captain was flying. He disconnected the autoplt, the flight director (left side only) and the autothrottles. He executed a textbook approach, followed with what appeared (from my perspective) to be a normal landing. At this point, he allowed the nose to remain in a 'pitch high' nose attitude, and (apparently in conjunction with speed brake deployment), the nose suddenly pitched to approximately 10 degrees, resulting in a tail strike. I attempted to aid the captain with a forward wheel correction, but he had already performed the necessary correction by the time I had reacted. Our company has not stressed tail strikes on the B-757 prior to this incident, however, I am sure this will indicate a need for a more thorough course of study.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B-757 TAIL STRIKE DURING LNDG TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: TULSA ATIS M37 OVCST 10 48/42 190/3 30.15 VISIBILITY RWY 18L/R. THE WX WAS 1 HR OLD, BUT STILL ESSENTIALLY THE SAME. WE BROKE OUT OF THE OVCST APPROX 3 MI E OF OWASO AND WERE CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18L AND CLRED TO LAND. CAPT WAS FLYING. HE DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT, THE FLT DIRECTOR (L SIDE ONLY) AND THE AUTOTHROTTLES. HE EXECUTED A TEXTBOOK APCH, FOLLOWED WITH WHAT APPEARED (FROM MY PERSPECTIVE) TO BE A NORMAL LNDG. AT THIS POINT, HE ALLOWED THE NOSE TO REMAIN IN A 'PITCH HIGH' NOSE ATTITUDE, AND (APPARENTLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPD BRAKE DEPLOYMENT), THE NOSE SUDDENLY PITCHED TO APPROX 10 DEGS, RESULTING IN A TAIL STRIKE. I ATTEMPTED TO AID THE CAPT WITH A FORWARD WHEEL CORRECTION, BUT HE HAD ALREADY PERFORMED THE NECESSARY CORRECTION BY THE TIME I HAD REACTED. OUR COMPANY HAS NOT STRESSED TAIL STRIKES ON THE B-757 PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, HOWEVER, I AM SURE THIS WILL INDICATE A NEED FOR A MORE THOROUGH COURSE OF STUDY.

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.