Hard landing with resultant tail strike. Wind was 90 degrees from the left and 19 KTS.

Attributes
ACN	334380
Time
Date	199604
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
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	MD-11
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 : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1796
ASRS Report	334380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	334272
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe 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:

After receiving the current ATIS information, we briefed for an NDB approach to runway 4R at ewr. After being cleared for the NDB approach to runway 4 at ewr and calling the field in sight we were cleared for a visual approach. Winds were 310 degrees at 19 KTS, a direct crosswind. At flare approximately 30-50 ft crosswind controls were taken out and we landed firmly and bounced. On bounce nose pitched up. Forward stick was applied by both crew members. Aircraft touched down again with an uneventful rollout. No bumps or sounds noticed to indicate a tailstrike. Postflt inspection by maintenance revealed tail strike with minimal damage. Also, flaps 35 degrees was used for this landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD LNDG WITH RESULTANT TAIL STRIKE. WIND WAS 90 DEGS FROM THE L AND 19 KTS.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING THE CURRENT ATIS INFO, WE BRIEFED FOR AN NDB APCH TO RWY 4R AT EWR. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE NDB APCH TO RWY 4 AT EWR AND CALLING THE FIELD IN SIGHT WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. WINDS WERE 310 DEGS AT 19 KTS, A DIRECT XWIND. AT FLARE APPROX 30-50 FT XWIND CTLS WERE TAKEN OUT AND WE LANDED FIRMLY AND BOUNCED. ON BOUNCE NOSE PITCHED UP. FORWARD STICK WAS APPLIED BY BOTH CREW MEMBERS. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN WITH AN UNEVENTFUL ROLLOUT. NO BUMPS OR SOUNDS NOTICED TO INDICATE A TAILSTRIKE. POSTFLT INSPECTION BY MAINT REVEALED TAIL STRIKE WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. ALSO, FLAPS 35 DEGS WAS USED FOR THIS LNDG.

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.