A4300-600 crew had aircraft pitch up at spoiler deployment. This resulted in a tail strike.

Attributes
ACN	515616
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : slc.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	516615
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	515615
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other flight crewb other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

After landing, aircraft pitched up, captain corrected by lowering nose gear to ground. At end of rollout, aircraft awaiting fdep reported a tail strike of our aircraft to tower controller. Supplemental information from acn 515615: I observed spoiler deployment on the ECAM and announced 'spoilers deployed.' the aircraft then pitched up and the captain responded by pushing forward on the yoke, lowering the nosewheel to the ground. After which another aircraft and the tower advised us of a tail strike.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A4300-600 CREW HAD ACFT PITCH UP AT SPOILER DEPLOYMENT. THIS RESULTED IN A TAIL STRIKE.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG, ACFT PITCHED UP, CAPT CORRECTED BY LOWERING NOSE GEAR TO GND. AT END OF ROLLOUT, ACFT AWAITING FDEP RPTED A TAIL STRIKE OF OUR ACFT TO TWR CTLR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 515615: I OBSERVED SPOILER DEPLOYMENT ON THE ECAM AND ANNOUNCED 'SPOILERS DEPLOYED.' THE ACFT THEN PITCHED UP AND THE CAPT RESPONDED BY PUSHING FORWARD ON THE YOKE, LOWERING THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE GND. AFTER WHICH ANOTHER ACFT AND THE TWR ADVISED US OF A TAIL STRIKE.

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.