Medium large transport flight crew makes hard landing. Aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	327326
Time
Date	199602
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
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	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
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 : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 186 flight time total : 14954 flight time type : 4515
ASRS Report	327326
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 155 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 155
ASRS Report	327336
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As PF, I was on a normal visual approach to den runway 35L, with ILS (backup) GS centered (with PAPI in agreement), localizer centered, 28 degree flaps selected and vref plus 5K bugged and at a stable power setting (and all briefings and checklists completed). Power was retarded and nose was raised to flare. Sink rate was slow to arrest. Touchdown was firm. Aircraft brought to normal rollout speed and taxied to gate. Normal intermediate preflight walkaround inspection at a non maintenance station revealed damage to tail bumper and skin forward of bumper.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLC MAKES HARD LNDG. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: AS PF, I WAS ON A NORMAL VISUAL APCH TO DEN RWY 35L, WITH ILS (BACKUP) GS CTRED (WITH PAPI IN AGREEMENT), LOC CTRED, 28 DEG FLAPS SELECTED AND VREF PLUS 5K BUGGED AND AT A STABLE PWR SETTING (AND ALL BRIEFINGS AND CHKLISTS COMPLETED). PWR WAS RETARDED AND NOSE WAS RAISED TO FLARE. SINK RATE WAS SLOW TO ARREST. TOUCHDOWN WAS FIRM. ACFT BROUGHT TO NORMAL ROLLOUT SPD AND TAXIED TO GATE. NORMAL INTERMEDIATE PREFLT WALKAROUND INSPECTION AT A NON MAINT STATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO TAIL BUMPER AND SKIN FORWARD OF BUMPER.

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.