B767-300 and 300 ER
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Training / Qualification
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Human Factors; Weather
Normal departure and flight enroute to ZZZ with thunderstorm approaching ZZZ airport on arrival from the west. Radar vectors for ILS XXL for approach; multiple speed adjustments from ATC on approach and no reports of wind gusts on initial arrival from ATC with winds 180/6 from ATIS. Storm had moved over field when on approach. On short final there was an RVR (Runway Visual Range) update from recall of greater than 5;000 RVR and moderate to heavy rain but no winds passed from recall. VMC around 1;100 feet and could see right and center runway but then went into torrential rain downpour around 400-500 feet on short final where Captain made an EFIS lights call and then I shortly after picked up runway lights and landing environment just prior to minimums and was a little high but was adjusting in close. Around 30-40 feet we had an instantaneous airspeed loss of around 10kts and at that time I had decided to go-around but with the airspeed loss and instantaneous loss of lift we touched down as go-around decision was made. We had a semi-hard landing and bounced and go-around selected all simultaneously. We were slow to put the speed brake back in after touching down but did eventually secure it and maintained attitude as we executed go around. Go-around procedures were completed airborne. Vectored back around by ATC for uneventful approach; landing and taxi in. The Captain and I both did a walk around of the aircraft post flight to ensure integrity of aircraft and check tail skid as a precaution but didn't notice the skid was ground down as we later were informed from the Director of Operations and Maintenance. We debriefed the event. Windshear/airspeed loss at low altitude while simultaneously executing go-around and didn't maintain proper go-around pitch once touching down as indicated from tail skid damage. Quicker reaction from crew with go-around with instantaneous airspeed loss and loss of lift and maintain proper attitude of aircraft on touchdown when executing go-around. Follow rules to live by; do not make large control inputs when in flare/go-around close to ground.
B767 flight crew reported windshear on landing resulting in tailstrike.