A landing B757 experiences a tailstrike while performing a downwind landing.

Attributes
ACN	415191
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lpb
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	415191
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	415182
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Normal approach and touchdown. Speed 131 KTS/GS 163 KTS. After touchdown, I allowed the nose to rise up too much and in an attempt to keep the nose from slamming down, it felt like the aircraft continued to aerobrake. Lowered the nose and rollout, taxi and parking were normal. Upon completion of parking checklist, the #1 flight attendant said that the flight attendants in the back heard a scraping sound on landing. The first officer mentioned that he may have heard something. I heard nothing. I left the aircraft and found a 6-8 ft scrape on the skin on the tail section. Maintenance was notified and a tailstrike inspection was initiated. Supplemental information from acn 415182: approach appeared normal until just prior to touchdown when a slightly faster than normal pitch increase was initiated by the PF. Mains touched and nose continued to rise to what appeared to be a slightly higher than normal attitude. Heard an unusual noise that I thought was either the mains shuddering or maybe a tailstrike.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LNDG B757 EXPERIENCES A TAILSTRIKE WHILE PERFORMING A DOWNWIND LNDG.

Narrative: NORMAL APCH AND TOUCHDOWN. SPD 131 KTS/GS 163 KTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, I ALLOWED THE NOSE TO RISE UP TOO MUCH AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE NOSE FROM SLAMMING DOWN, IT FELT LIKE THE ACFT CONTINUED TO AEROBRAKE. LOWERED THE NOSE AND ROLLOUT, TAXI AND PARKING WERE NORMAL. UPON COMPLETION OF PARKING CHKLIST, THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT SAID THAT THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE BACK HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND ON LNDG. THE FO MENTIONED THAT HE MAY HAVE HEARD SOMETHING. I HEARD NOTHING. I LEFT THE ACFT AND FOUND A 6-8 FT SCRAPE ON THE SKIN ON THE TAIL SECTION. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND A TAILSTRIKE INSPECTION WAS INITIATED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 415182: APCH APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WHEN A SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN NORMAL PITCH INCREASE WAS INITIATED BY THE PF. MAINS TOUCHED AND NOSE CONTINUED TO RISE TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL ATTITUDE. HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS EITHER THE MAINS SHUDDERING OR MAYBE A TAILSTRIKE.

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.