MD11 crew makes hard landing at dfw that results in tail strike.

Attributes
ACN	716854
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 18r other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 164 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 164
ASRS Report	716854
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 10225 flight time type : 1040
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The controller cleared us for the visual approach to runway 18R. The captain turned onto a dogleg to intercept the visual centerline to runway 18R. Approaching the visual centerline; I got uncomfortable with our closure rate to the centerline and then told the captain; rather aggressively; to turn. He immediately initiated a turn onto final and he overshot the centerline momentarily. The captain then returned back to the centerline and continued our descent. I reengaged the flight director approach/land mode switch for him and the captain recaptured the runway 18R ILS localizer/GS and continued to hand-fly the approach. The rest of the approach was uneventful with the aircraft stable and on speed; all the way down to landing. The captain then landed very hard and during the rollout; dfw tower told us that we had a tail strike. I acknowledged the tower. After we turned off the active runway; we performed our normal post landing duties; taxied in and then shut down the aircraft at the gateway. Supplemental information from acn 716855: flew a visual approach backed up by the ILS to runway 18R at dfw. The approach was hand flown from about 2000 ft AGL and appeared to be stabilized at 1000 ft AGL. The landing was firm and the aircraft bounced. I attempted to maintain the landing attitude and the aircraft touched down the second time. The rollout was normal. As we were clearing the runway the tower called and reported that we had sustained a tail strike.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 CREW MAKES HARD LNDG AT DFW THAT RESULTS IN TAIL STRIKE.

Narrative: THE CTLR CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18R. THE CAPT TURNED ONTO A DOGLEG TO INTERCEPT THE VISUAL CTRLINE TO RWY 18R. APCHING THE VISUAL CTRLINE; I GOT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH OUR CLOSURE RATE TO THE CTRLINE AND THEN TOLD THE CAPT; RATHER AGGRESSIVELY; TO TURN. HE IMMEDIATELY INITIATED A TURN ONTO FINAL AND HE OVERSHOT THE CTRLINE MOMENTARILY. THE CAPT THEN RETURNED BACK TO THE CTRLINE AND CONTINUED OUR DSCNT. I REENGAGED THE FLT DIRECTOR APCH/LAND MODE SWITCH FOR HIM AND THE CAPT RECAPTURED THE RWY 18R ILS LOC/GS AND CONTINUED TO HAND-FLY THE APCH. THE REST OF THE APCH WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH THE ACFT STABLE AND ON SPD; ALL THE WAY DOWN TO LNDG. THE CAPT THEN LANDED VERY HARD AND DURING THE ROLLOUT; DFW TWR TOLD US THAT WE HAD A TAIL STRIKE. I ACKNOWLEDGED THE TWR. AFTER WE TURNED OFF THE ACTIVE RWY; WE PERFORMED OUR NORMAL POST LNDG DUTIES; TAXIED IN AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE ACFT AT THE GATEWAY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 716855: FLEW A VISUAL APCH BACKED UP BY THE ILS TO RWY 18R AT DFW. THE APCH WAS HAND FLOWN FROM ABOUT 2000 FT AGL AND APPEARED TO BE STABILIZED AT 1000 FT AGL. THE LNDG WAS FIRM AND THE ACFT BOUNCED. I ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN THE LNDG ATTITUDE AND THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN THE SECOND TIME. THE ROLLOUT WAS NORMAL. AS WE WERE CLRING THE RWY THE TWR CALLED AND RPTED THAT WE HAD SUSTAINED A TAIL STRIKE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.