A B767-400 flight crew reported a tail scrape on landing with only paint damage.

Attributes
ACN	891998
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-400 and 400 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 145 Flight Crew Total 12230 Flight Crew Type 3122
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 185 Flight Crew Total 10194 Flight Crew Type 5128
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft

Narrative:

A visual approach was flown using ILS procedures. Sky was clear; and no wind. We were 4.5 miles in trail of B777. Approach was stable and landing flare was normal; on speed with no crab. Touchdown was firm. At auto speed brake deployment the nose rapidly pitched up. The jump seat first officer and I voiced a warning and I reached for the yoke to push the nose down. I felt the first officer correcting; so released my inputs to avoid slamming the nose down. We did not feel or observe any indications of a tail strike in the cockpit so we continued to the gate. A flight attendant in the aft of the aircraft reported hearing something strange behind him so we wrote up a possible tail skid strike. Maintenance checked the aircraft and found a paint scrape but no other damage. They repainted the skid plate and signed it off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-400 flight crew reported a tail scrape on landing with only paint damage.

Narrative: A visual approach was flown using ILS procedures. Sky was clear; and no wind. We were 4.5 miles in trail of B777. Approach was stable and landing flare was normal; on speed with no crab. Touchdown was firm. At auto speed brake deployment the nose rapidly pitched up. The jump seat First Officer and I voiced a warning and I reached for the yoke to push the nose down. I felt the First Officer correcting; so released my inputs to avoid slamming the nose down. We did not feel or observe any indications of a tail strike in the cockpit so we continued to the gate. A Flight Attendant in the aft of the aircraft reported hearing something strange behind him so we wrote up a possible tail skid strike. Maintenance checked the aircraft and found a paint scrape but no other damage. They repainted the skid plate and signed it off.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.