A B727-200 PIC balloons during the landing flare and experiences a hard landing in sat on a flight from cun. In the process he hits the tail skid, damaging the aircraft. Crew was in customs before the so went back out to discover the damage.

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Attributes
ACN	412352
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat
State Reference	TX
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	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	412352
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	412355
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On landing sat, all instruments and flight directors normal. At flare, there was an abnormal sink rate. I added full power to arrest the descent and proceeded to land. The aircraft hit the runway and bounced. Again added power to land. The aircraft tail skid was struck resulting in the shear pin breaking off and the canister compressing. A part of the tail skid came off and put a small 1 1/4 inch hole/cut in the aft airstair skin. No oxygen masks in the passenger cabin fell. A hard landing inspection was made by maintenance and the hole/cut was repaired. I was immediately taken off flying status. The company gave me training in landing techniques and simulator training for lndgs. Was put back on flying status. Supplemental information from acn 412355: after going through customs they allowed only one of us to go back and check out the airplane. I went to check the airplane and saw the tail skid had been hit. I went back out to where the captain was and reported it to him.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 PIC BALLOONS DURING THE LNDG FLARE AND EXPERIENCES A HARD LNDG IN SAT ON A FLT FROM CUN. IN THE PROCESS HE HITS THE TAIL SKID, DAMAGING THE ACFT. CREW WAS IN CUSTOMS BEFORE THE SO WENT BACK OUT TO DISCOVER THE DAMAGE.

Narrative: ON LNDG SAT, ALL INSTS AND FLT DIRECTORS NORMAL. AT FLARE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SINK RATE. I ADDED FULL PWR TO ARREST THE DSCNT AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. THE ACFT HIT THE RWY AND BOUNCED. AGAIN ADDED PWR TO LAND. THE ACFT TAIL SKID WAS STRUCK RESULTING IN THE SHEAR PIN BREAKING OFF AND THE CANISTER COMPRESSING. A PART OF THE TAIL SKID CAME OFF AND PUT A SMALL 1 1/4 INCH HOLE/CUT IN THE AFT AIRSTAIR SKIN. NO OXYGEN MASKS IN THE PAX CABIN FELL. A HARD LNDG INSPECTION WAS MADE BY MAINT AND THE HOLE/CUT WAS REPAIRED. I WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN OFF FLYING STATUS. THE COMPANY GAVE ME TRAINING IN LNDG TECHNIQUES AND SIMULATOR TRAINING FOR LNDGS. WAS PUT BACK ON FLYING STATUS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 412355: AFTER GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS THEY ALLOWED ONLY ONE OF US TO GO BACK AND CHK OUT THE AIRPLANE. I WENT TO CHK THE AIRPLANE AND SAW THE TAIL SKID HAD BEEN HIT. I WENT BACK OUT TO WHERE THE CAPT WAS AND RPTED IT TO HIM.

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.