An air carrier A300 flight crew had a tail strike on landing.

Attributes
ACN	388619
Time
Date	199712
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mbj
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
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 : atp
ASRS Report	388619
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	388498
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing at mbj the tailskid of the aircraft contacted the runway. Runway 25 was in use and the winds were approximately 300 degrees at 12 KTS. After initial touchdown the aircraft became airborne again and in preparation for secondary contact with the runway the nose was raised to an attitude that then allowed the tailskid to contact the runway. Upon gate arrival we were notified by a flight attendant at the rear exit area of a noise on touchdown and upon exterior examination noticed paint scraped away from the tailskid. Supplemental information from acn 388498: I was first officer PNF. Captain landed plane, had slight bounce, followed by final landing. Slightly higher nose attitude probably due to wind since showers passing through area. Touchdowns were not hard. After shutdown, flight attendant seated at aft station reported hearing a bang. Exterior inspection revealed smooth clean tail skid and several rivets popped. Did not hear or feel anything unusual in cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR A300 FLC HAD A TAIL STRIKE ON LNDG.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT MBJ THE TAILSKID OF THE ACFT CONTACTED THE RWY. RWY 25 WAS IN USE AND THE WINDS WERE APPROX 300 DEGS AT 12 KTS. AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND IN PREPARATION FOR SECONDARY CONTACT WITH THE RWY THE NOSE WAS RAISED TO AN ATTITUDE THAT THEN ALLOWED THE TAILSKID TO CONTACT THE RWY. UPON GATE ARR WE WERE NOTIFIED BY A FLT ATTENDANT AT THE REAR EXIT AREA OF A NOISE ON TOUCHDOWN AND UPON EXTERIOR EXAMINATION NOTICED PAINT SCRAPED AWAY FROM THE TAILSKID. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 388498: I WAS FO PNF. CAPT LANDED PLANE, HAD SLIGHT BOUNCE, FOLLOWED BY FINAL LNDG. SLIGHTLY HIGHER NOSE ATTITUDE PROBABLY DUE TO WIND SINCE SHOWERS PASSING THROUGH AREA. TOUCHDOWNS WERE NOT HARD. AFTER SHUTDOWN, FLT ATTENDANT SEATED AT AFT STATION RPTED HEARING A BANG. EXTERIOR INSPECTION REVEALED SMOOTH CLEAN TAIL SKID AND SEVERAL RIVETS POPPED. DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING UNUSUAL IN COCKPIT.

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.