A B767-300 flight crew had the tail skid contact the runway on landing at atl.

Attributes
ACN	452364
Time
Date	199910
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	452364
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 182 flight time total : 7414 flight time type : 1428
ASRS Report	452360
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

A normal approach to a straight-in landing was accomplished. Touchdown was on speed and in the zone. Autobrakes were on setting #1 with the speed brakes armed. On touchdown, when the brakes came on, the person flying overcompensated when the nose came down quickly. The nose was held off too high, causing a slight tailskid strike. The rollout and taxi in were normal. The cause of the problem was overcompensation for nose gear touchdown. The solution could perhaps be more education on the subject of autobrake and nose gear/tail strike awareness. Supplemental information from acn 452360: the following human performance considerations contributed to this incident: 1) the captain reduced power in the flare too soon with a touchdown speed of target (bug) speed -- 5 KTS. 2) the captain landed in a higher than normal nose high attitude to adjust for lack of airspeed. 3) the captain failed to correct for the nose pitch up due to automatic spoiler activation. 4) I believe the captain was fatigued due to 2 consecutive duty periods of 11 hours. 5) had the captain used autobrakes which counteract the spoiler pitch, the incident could have been avoided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 FLC HAD THE TAIL SKID CONTACT THE RWY ON LNDG AT ATL.

Narrative: A NORMAL APCH TO A STRAIGHT-IN LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TOUCHDOWN WAS ON SPD AND IN THE ZONE. AUTOBRAKES WERE ON SETTING #1 WITH THE SPD BRAKES ARMED. ON TOUCHDOWN, WHEN THE BRAKES CAME ON, THE PERSON FLYING OVERCOMPENSATED WHEN THE NOSE CAME DOWN QUICKLY. THE NOSE WAS HELD OFF TOO HIGH, CAUSING A SLIGHT TAILSKID STRIKE. THE ROLLOUT AND TAXI IN WERE NORMAL. THE CAUSE OF THE PROB WAS OVERCOMPENSATION FOR NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN. THE SOLUTION COULD PERHAPS BE MORE EDUCATION ON THE SUBJECT OF AUTOBRAKE AND NOSE GEAR/TAIL STRIKE AWARENESS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 452360: THE FOLLOWING HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT: 1) THE CAPT REDUCED PWR IN THE FLARE TOO SOON WITH A TOUCHDOWN SPD OF TARGET (BUG) SPD -- 5 KTS. 2) THE CAPT LANDED IN A HIGHER THAN NORMAL NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE TO ADJUST FOR LACK OF AIRSPD. 3) THE CAPT FAILED TO CORRECT FOR THE NOSE PITCH UP DUE TO AUTOMATIC SPOILER ACTIVATION. 4) I BELIEVE THE CAPT WAS FATIGUED DUE TO 2 CONSECUTIVE DUTY PERIODS OF 11 HRS. 5) HAD THE CAPT USED AUTOBRAKES WHICH COUNTERACT THE SPOILER PITCH, THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

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.