An international arrival B767 suffers a tail strike on landing procedure. PIC PF.

Attributes
ACN	349178
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	349178
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	349360
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the first officer and the PNF. On landing, aircraft ballooned on flair. Captain held the pitch attitude as the aircraft settled to the runway in an approximately 6 degree pitch attitude. The landing seemed normal and was not a hard landing. As the landing spoilers deployed the aircraft pitched up approximately 2 more degrees. What I felt was no more than 8 degrees total. Flight attendant called from the back and said he heard a scraping sound on landing. The captain examined the aircraft after gate arrival and said there was evidence of the tailskid being scraped. Supplemental information from acn 349360: during my landing, just after touchdown, as back pressure was being released, the tailskid contacted the runway. The io saw 8 degrees of pitch on the ADI. I saw approximately 7 degrees.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INTL ARR B767 SUFFERS A TAIL STRIKE ON LNDG PROC. PIC PF.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO AND THE PNF. ON LNDG, ACFT BALLOONED ON FLAIR. CAPT HELD THE PITCH ATTITUDE AS THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE RWY IN AN APPROX 6 DEG PITCH ATTITUDE. THE LNDG SEEMED NORMAL AND WAS NOT A HARD LNDG. AS THE LNDG SPOILERS DEPLOYED THE ACFT PITCHED UP APPROX 2 MORE DEGS. WHAT I FELT WAS NO MORE THAN 8 DEGS TOTAL. FLT ATTENDANT CALLED FROM THE BACK AND SAID HE HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND ON LNDG. THE CAPT EXAMINED THE ACFT AFTER GATE ARR AND SAID THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF THE TAILSKID BEING SCRAPED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 349360: DURING MY LNDG, JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AS BACK PRESSURE WAS BEING RELEASED, THE TAILSKID CONTACTED THE RWY. THE IO SAW 8 DEGS OF PITCH ON THE ADI. I SAW APPROX 7 DEGS.

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.