B727 performing a CAT ii approach to dfw makes a hard landing and goes around. Aircraft went into a nose down pitch attitude when autoplt was disconnected.

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Attributes
ACN	363874
Time
Date	199703
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw tracon : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	363874
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Time: XA00Z. Frequency/altitude: final approach dfw. ATC facility dfw approach tower. Location: ILS runway 18R CAT ii dfw. CAT ii 1200 ft RVR approach, at approximately decision ht, notable aircraft pitch nose down. Captain instantly disconnected autoplt and initiated nose up pitch and increased power. Rapid 50-40- 30-20 sink rate calls from GPWS -- to a not hard landing. No masks deployed, etc. Nosewheel or tailskid did not touch runway. With increased nose up pitch and extra power, after touchdown, aircraft became airborne. With no visual references, 1200 ft RVR, airborne, executed immediate go around. With dfw at minimums and fuel considerations, went to filed alternate abi. Lengthy ground delay. No repeat, no passenger or flight attendant complaints of injuries or anything at all. Cockpit door open during ground delay. Talked to passenger -- all fine, ready to go back to dfw. Flew aircraft to dfw-dca-mia, no problems. Flight attendants report all passenger nice and understanding and the touchdown/go around was not hard. Dispatch advised me to document go around because of passenger complaint. We did observe all passenger exit aircraft with items in hand -- all without any assistance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 PERFORMING A CAT II APCH TO DFW MAKES A HARD LNDG AND GOES AROUND. ACFT WENT INTO A NOSE DOWN PITCH ATTITUDE WHEN AUTOPLT WAS DISCONNECTED.

Narrative: TIME: XA00Z. FREQ/ALT: FINAL APCH DFW. ATC FACILITY DFW APCH TWR. LOCATION: ILS RWY 18R CAT II DFW. CAT II 1200 FT RVR APCH, AT APPROX DECISION HT, NOTABLE ACFT PITCH NOSE DOWN. CAPT INSTANTLY DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AND INITIATED NOSE UP PITCH AND INCREASED PWR. RAPID 50-40- 30-20 SINK RATE CALLS FROM GPWS -- TO A NOT HARD LNDG. NO MASKS DEPLOYED, ETC. NOSEWHEEL OR TAILSKID DID NOT TOUCH RWY. WITH INCREASED NOSE UP PITCH AND EXTRA PWR, AFTER TOUCHDOWN, ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE. WITH NO VISUAL REFS, 1200 FT RVR, AIRBORNE, EXECUTED IMMEDIATE GAR. WITH DFW AT MINIMUMS AND FUEL CONSIDERATIONS, WENT TO FILED ALTERNATE ABI. LENGTHY GND DELAY. NO REPEAT, NO PAX OR FLT ATTENDANT COMPLAINTS OF INJURIES OR ANYTHING AT ALL. COCKPIT DOOR OPEN DURING GND DELAY. TALKED TO PAX -- ALL FINE, READY TO GO BACK TO DFW. FLEW ACFT TO DFW-DCA-MIA, NO PROBS. FLT ATTENDANTS RPT ALL PAX NICE AND UNDERSTANDING AND THE TOUCHDOWN/GAR WAS NOT HARD. DISPATCH ADVISED ME TO DOCUMENT GAR BECAUSE OF PAX COMPLAINT. WE DID OBSERVE ALL PAX EXIT ACFT WITH ITEMS IN HAND -- ALL WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE.

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.