<< >> NASA ASRS Report 468500, April 2000

When the first officer of a dehavilland, DHC8-200, performed preflight walkaround inspection failed to notice a scrape mark on the tailskid which indicated a tail strike during a takeoff or landing.

Attributes
ACN	468500
Time
Date	200004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mtj.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3950 flight time type : 1.250
ASRS Report	468500
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We showed for work at XA00 am local time at the montrose, colorado (mtj), airport, for air carrier flight xx. I proceeded out to the aircraft where I conducted an external preflight inspection using a flashlight. The captain remained inside awaiting our release. I noted no abnormalities during my preflight inspection. I reported this to the captain. We departed mtj on runway 17 with a wind of 110 degrees/7 KTS, rotation and climb out were normal, via the mtj IFR departure procedure, the cruise portion was normal. Landing phx runway 8L was normal and uneventful. Upon shutdown I again performed the exterior walkaround inspection and noted nothing abnormal. The receiving crew noted a scuff mark on the rubber tail bumper skid, and reported it to maintenance. This prompted the chief pilot to request a written report from the captain about our flight. The aircraft was later cleared for flight by maintenance. The rubber tail skid scuff may have been caused by previous crew landing mtj that night or just by glycol during deice procedures (deterioration).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHEN THE FO OF A DEHAVILLAND, DHC8-200, PERFORMED PREFLT WALKAROUND INSPECTION FAILED TO NOTICE A SCRAPE MARK ON THE TAILSKID WHICH INDICATED A TAIL STRIKE DURING A TKOF OR LNDG.

Narrative: WE SHOWED FOR WORK AT XA00 AM LCL TIME AT THE MONTROSE, COLORADO (MTJ), ARPT, FOR ACR FLT XX. I PROCEEDED OUT TO THE ACFT WHERE I CONDUCTED AN EXTERNAL PREFLT INSPECTION USING A FLASHLIGHT. THE CAPT REMAINED INSIDE AWAITING OUR RELEASE. I NOTED NO ABNORMALITIES DURING MY PREFLT INSPECTION. I RPTED THIS TO THE CAPT. WE DEPARTED MTJ ON RWY 17 WITH A WIND OF 110 DEGS/7 KTS, ROTATION AND CLBOUT WERE NORMAL, VIA THE MTJ IFR DEP PROC, THE CRUISE PORTION WAS NORMAL. LNDG PHX RWY 8L WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. UPON SHUTDOWN I AGAIN PERFORMED THE EXTERIOR WALKAROUND INSPECTION AND NOTED NOTHING ABNORMAL. THE RECEIVING CREW NOTED A SCUFF MARK ON THE RUBBER TAIL BUMPER SKID, AND RPTED IT TO MAINT. THIS PROMPTED THE CHIEF PLT TO REQUEST A WRITTEN RPT FROM THE CAPT ABOUT OUR FLT. THE ACFT WAS LATER CLRED FOR FLT BY MAINT. THE RUBBER TAIL SKID SCUFF MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY PREVIOUS CREW LNDG MTJ THAT NIGHT OR JUST BY GLYCOL DURING DEICE PROCS (DETERIORATION).

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.