Narrative:

After deplaning flight in phl on mar/tue/96 I noticed a slight bend on the left aft strake. Upon inspection it was discovered that both aft strakes were slightly scraped. Maintenance in jax was immediately contacted since I suspected a tail strike had occurred. To the best of our recollection the strike could have occurred on flight in ipt the day prior. WX conditions in ipt: WX was reported as 60 scattered, higher broken and winds of 190 degrees, 15 KTS, gusting to 31 KTS with no convective activity. Approaching ipt my first officer and I discussed runway options and concluded that runway 12 due to length and terrain in combination with aircraft landing weight (15811 pounds) was not a suitable runway. We decided that runway 27 would be a better choice due to vertical guidance of GS and length of runway. Runway 9 was not suitable due to turbulence and windshear that is common to that runway when the wind is out of the south and east. Due to gusts reported at the airport I added 7 KTS to our approach speeds. Turbulence during approach was light with occasional moderate chop. Airspeed sheared +/-5 KTS during the approach from 1500 ft MSL to the runway. In the flare, with the power levers to idle, we encountered a sudden gust of wind and the airplane climbed approximately 15 ft followed by a sharp downdraft that resulted in a hard landing. I flew the next 2 legs and they were uneventful. No change in flight characteristics were noticed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CAPT ON HIS WALK AROUND NOTICED A BEND ON BOTH STRAKES. HE SUSPECTS THERE WAS A TAIL STRIKE ON A FLT THE PREVIOUS DAY. THAT FLT WAS REMEMBERED FOR A HARD LNDG AFTER BEING BALLOONED ABOUT 15 FT UP BY A WIND GUST FOLLOWED BY A SHARP DOWNDRAFT.

Narrative: AFTER DEPLANING FLT IN PHL ON MAR/TUE/96 I NOTICED A SLIGHT BEND ON THE L AFT STRAKE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH AFT STRAKES WERE SLIGHTLY SCRAPED. MAINT IN JAX WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED SINCE I SUSPECTED A TAIL STRIKE HAD OCCURRED. TO THE BEST OF OUR RECOLLECTION THE STRIKE COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON FLT IN IPT THE DAY PRIOR. WX CONDITIONS IN IPT: WX WAS RPTED AS 60 SCATTERED, HIGHER BROKEN AND WINDS OF 190 DEGS, 15 KTS, GUSTING TO 31 KTS WITH NO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. APCHING IPT MY FO AND I DISCUSSED RWY OPTIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT RWY 12 DUE TO LENGTH AND TERRAIN IN COMBINATION WITH ACFT LNDG WT (15811 LBS) WAS NOT A SUITABLE RWY. WE DECIDED THAT RWY 27 WOULD BE A BETTER CHOICE DUE TO VERT GUIDANCE OF GS AND LENGTH OF RWY. RWY 9 WAS NOT SUITABLE DUE TO TURB AND WINDSHEAR THAT IS COMMON TO THAT RWY WHEN THE WIND IS OUT OF THE S AND E. DUE TO GUSTS RPTED AT THE ARPT I ADDED 7 KTS TO OUR APCH SPDS. TURB DURING APCH WAS LIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL MODERATE CHOP. AIRSPD SHEARED +/-5 KTS DURING THE APCH FROM 1500 FT MSL TO THE RWY. IN THE FLARE, WITH THE PWR LEVERS TO IDLE, WE ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND AND THE AIRPLANE CLBED APPROX 15 FT FOLLOWED BY A SHARP DOWNDRAFT THAT RESULTED IN A HARD LNDG. I FLEW THE NEXT 2 LEGS AND THEY WERE UNEVENTFUL. NO CHANGE IN FLT CHARACTERISTICS WERE NOTICED.

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.