Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Human Factors
Upon landing; pitch seemed normal; less than 9 degrees. Felt wheels make contact with runway then felt a bump and I stated to the F/O we must have hit something. I held the nose off of the runway for a smooth nose wheel touchdown. Leaving [the] runway; I called for flaps up and taxied to the gate. Flight Attendant position C told me that a passenger heard a metal sound upon landing. Upon the walk around; I found damage to the bottom of the aircraft; forward of the tail skid. The tail skid was not damaged at all. I wrote in the aircraft logbook that we experienced a tail strike. I contacted Dispatch and Maintenance and informed them of the damage. I then contacted the Chief Pilot's office and reported the event.
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B737 flight crew reported they experienced a tail strike during what seemed to be a normal landing.