Narrative:

Captain flying. Cleared for visual approach. Autoplt on until 800 ft AGL. Autothrottle on through touchdown; disconnected on ground. Wind reported at 1000 ft AGL 020 degrees at 8 KTS gusting 17 KTS. First officer asked about changing target speed from reference +5 KTS to reference +5 KTS plus gust. Captain said autothrottle on not necessary. In flare; autothrottle spooled up and landed very firm. No debrief of approach or landing occurred. Checklists completed. Captain and relief pilot went downstairs and left aircraft. First officer informed as going downstairs that a woman was injured during landing. Mid-cabin projector cover had dislodged during landing and hit woman in the head. First officer and flight attendants attended to woman and called for medical assistance. Woman conscious but in mild shock. First officer called safety coordinator for flight office assistance and wrote up damaged cover in ACARS. Medical assistance rendered and woman helped off of aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 747045: the subsequent landing was a firm landing; yet not to the point that I felt there could be any damage. After taxi to the gate and shutdown I shook the hands of the 2 flying pilots; said bye to the upper deck flight attendants and left for layover. At the hotel I received a call and was informed that a passenger was injured on the landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-400 PAX WAS INJURED FOLLOWING A FIRM LANDING WHEN A PROJECTOR COVER FELL ON HER HEAD.

Narrative: CAPT FLYING. CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH. AUTOPLT ON UNTIL 800 FT AGL. AUTOTHROTTLE ON THROUGH TOUCHDOWN; DISCONNECTED ON GND. WIND RPTED AT 1000 FT AGL 020 DEGS AT 8 KTS GUSTING 17 KTS. FO ASKED ABOUT CHANGING TARGET SPD FROM REF +5 KTS TO REF +5 KTS PLUS GUST. CAPT SAID AUTOTHROTTLE ON NOT NECESSARY. IN FLARE; AUTOTHROTTLE SPOOLED UP AND LANDED VERY FIRM. NO DEBRIEF OF APCH OR LNDG OCCURRED. CHKLISTS COMPLETED. CAPT AND RELIEF PLT WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND LEFT ACFT. FO INFORMED AS GOING DOWNSTAIRS THAT A WOMAN WAS INJURED DURING LNDG. MID-CABIN PROJECTOR COVER HAD DISLODGED DURING LNDG AND HIT WOMAN IN THE HEAD. FO AND FLT ATTENDANTS ATTENDED TO WOMAN AND CALLED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. WOMAN CONSCIOUS BUT IN MILD SHOCK. FO CALLED SAFETY COORDINATOR FOR FLT OFFICE ASSISTANCE AND WROTE UP DAMAGED COVER IN ACARS. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RENDERED AND WOMAN HELPED OFF OF ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 747045: THE SUBSEQUENT LNDG WAS A FIRM LNDG; YET NOT TO THE POINT THAT I FELT THERE COULD BE ANY DAMAGE. AFTER TAXI TO THE GATE AND SHUTDOWN I SHOOK THE HANDS OF THE 2 FLYING PLTS; SAID BYE TO THE UPPER DECK FLT ATTENDANTS AND LEFT FOR LAYOVER. AT THE HOTEL I RECEIVED A CALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT A PAX WAS INJURED ON THE LNDG.

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.