Flight attendant accused captain of hard landing and complained of injured back.

Attributes
ACN	95708
Time
Date	198810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	95708
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing at grr, F/a complained of a hurt back as a result of a hard landing. She stated that she was applying for occupational sick leave after returning to ord. WX was VFR, light winds. Approach was stable at 5000', T/D was firm with no bounce, rollout was normal. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: captain said that other F/a's and rest of crew did not think the landing was hard. He said he was still on high minimums with about 50 hours in the aircraft. He said that the F/a involved took herself off sick leave the following day. He said that his flight manager had told his first officer that the company was going to pull the tapes to determine if there had been a hard landing. He said that he had contacted his association legal department and they had suggested he file this report. He said he has heard nothing since the incident although they did remove him from schedule for 1 trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FA ACCUSED CAPT OF HARD LNDG AND COMPLAINED OF INJURED BACK.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT GRR, F/A COMPLAINED OF A HURT BACK AS A RESULT OF A HARD LNDG. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS APPLYING FOR OCCUPATIONAL SICK LEAVE AFTER RETURNING TO ORD. WX WAS VFR, LIGHT WINDS. APCH WAS STABLE AT 5000', T/D WAS FIRM WITH NO BOUNCE, ROLLOUT WAS NORMAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: CAPT SAID THAT OTHER F/A'S AND REST OF CREW DID NOT THINK THE LNDG WAS HARD. HE SAID HE WAS STILL ON HIGH MINIMUMS WITH ABOUT 50 HRS IN THE ACFT. HE SAID THAT THE F/A INVOLVED TOOK HERSELF OFF SICK LEAVE THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE SAID THAT HIS FLT MGR HAD TOLD HIS F/O THAT THE COMPANY WAS GOING TO PULL THE TAPES TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN A HARD LNDG. HE SAID THAT HE HAD CONTACTED HIS ASSOCIATION LEGAL DEPT AND THEY HAD SUGGESTED HE FILE THIS REPORT. HE SAID HE HAS HEARD NOTHING SINCE THE INCIDENT ALTHOUGH THEY DID REMOVE HIM FROM SCHEDULE FOR 1 TRIP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.