Saab 340 flight crew has tail strike during landing at fnt.

Attributes
ACN	580459
Time
Date	200304
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fnt.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fnt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	580459
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	580458
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On apr/mon/03, air carrier X was en route from mdw to fnt. The first officer was the PF. Fnt tower cleared us to land visual runway 27. All parameters of the approach were normal at touchdown. After touchdown, the nose of the aircraft pitched up to a nose high attitude and began to drift to the left of centerline. The aircraft also appeared to be a few ft off of the ground. At this point, I took command of the aircraft and initiated a go around. Fnt tower was advised that flight air carrier X was on the go around. The subsequent landing to runway 27 was normal. While taxing to the gate, air carrier ground crew members were pointing at the nose strut. We were advised that the nose strut was fully extended, and that the ground crew was unable to get the tailstand under the aircraft after off-loading the bags from the cargo hold. We were notified of errors in the bag count. At least 5 bags that were tagged as normal (25 pounds) were actually heavy (50 pounds), 3 of which were estimated to be approximately 80 pounds. These extra bags put the weight limit of cargo area Z to be exceeded. Please feel free to contact me at number listed on the information strip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAAB 340 FLT CREW HAS TAIL STRIKE DURING LNDG AT FNT.

Narrative: ON APR/MON/03, ACR X WAS ENRTE FROM MDW TO FNT. THE FO WAS THE PF. FNT TWR CLRED US TO LAND VISUAL RWY 27. ALL PARAMETERS OF THE APCH WERE NORMAL AT TOUCHDOWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE OF THE ACFT PITCHED UP TO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE L OF CTRLINE. THE ACFT ALSO APPEARED TO BE A FEW FT OFF OF THE GND. AT THIS POINT, I TOOK COMMAND OF THE ACFT AND INITIATED A GAR. FNT TWR WAS ADVISED THAT FLT ACR X WAS ON THE GAR. THE SUBSEQUENT LNDG TO RWY 27 WAS NORMAL. WHILE TAXING TO THE GATE, ACR GND CREW MEMBERS WERE POINTING AT THE NOSE STRUT. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE NOSE STRUT WAS FULLY EXTENDED, AND THAT THE GND CREW WAS UNABLE TO GET THE TAILSTAND UNDER THE ACFT AFTER OFF-LOADING THE BAGS FROM THE CARGO HOLD. WE WERE NOTIFIED OF ERRORS IN THE BAG COUNT. AT LEAST 5 BAGS THAT WERE TAGGED AS NORMAL (25 LBS) WERE ACTUALLY HEAVY (50 LBS), 3 OF WHICH WERE ESTIMATED TO BE APPROX 80 LBS. THESE EXTRA BAGS PUT THE WT LIMIT OF CARGO AREA Z TO BE EXCEEDED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT NUMBER LISTED ON THE INFO STRIP.

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.