An air carrier B767-300ER captain reports that he had a tailskid strike on landing.

Attributes
ACN	353766
Time
Date	199611
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
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	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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 156 flight time total : 14831 flight time type : 156
ASRS Report	353766
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	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:

Maintenance advised that aircraft tailskid had contacted ground. Captain, flying, flew approach at approach speed and used what was perceived to be a normal flare to touchdown. PF was aware that he had to be careful to avoid this and thought he had applied proper attitude to assure no tailskid strike. In future, will carry extra airspeed and use less flare to assure tailskid remains well clear during landing in case aircraft is heavier than reported.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B767-300ER CAPT RPTS THAT HE HAD A TAILSKID STRIKE ON LNDG.

Narrative: MAINT ADVISED THAT ACFT TAILSKID HAD CONTACTED GND. CAPT, FLYING, FLEW APCH AT APCH SPD AND USED WHAT WAS PERCEIVED TO BE A NORMAL FLARE TO TOUCHDOWN. PF WAS AWARE THAT HE HAD TO BE CAREFUL TO AVOID THIS AND THOUGHT HE HAD APPLIED PROPER ATTITUDE TO ASSURE NO TAILSKID STRIKE. IN FUTURE, WILL CARRY EXTRA AIRSPD AND USE LESS FLARE TO ASSURE TAILSKID REMAINS WELL CLR DURING LNDG IN CASE ACFT IS HEAVIER THAN RPTED.

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.