B727 crew had hard landing. Contacted tailskid.

Attributes
ACN	445660
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 20r
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	445660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	445661
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Tailskid impact upon firm landing bna. First officer flying from dfw to bna. Approach was made in VFR conditions to landing. Very firm landing, and impact of tailskid. At 1000 ft aircraft was on GS and on speed. At 500 ft again aircraft was in the slot, on speed and GS at 20 ft I noticed 10 KT speed reduction and then a firm landing. Also runway 20R slopes up at approach end. The first officer was in fact on his first leg after IOE. Total time for first officer approximately 26 hours. Might have been a factor due to new equipment and low time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD HARD LNDG. CONTACTED TAILSKID.

Narrative: TAILSKID IMPACT UPON FIRM LNDG BNA. FO FLYING FROM DFW TO BNA. APCH WAS MADE IN VFR CONDITIONS TO LNDG. VERY FIRM LNDG, AND IMPACT OF TAILSKID. AT 1000 FT ACFT WAS ON GS AND ON SPD. AT 500 FT AGAIN ACFT WAS IN THE SLOT, ON SPD AND GS AT 20 FT I NOTICED 10 KT SPD REDUCTION AND THEN A FIRM LNDG. ALSO RWY 20R SLOPES UP AT APCH END. THE FO WAS IN FACT ON HIS FIRST LEG AFTER IOE. TOTAL TIME FOR FO APPROX 26 HRS. MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FACTOR DUE TO NEW EQUIP AND LOW TIME.

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.