Incident Summary
During an instrument approach, the flight crew anticipated mechanical turbulence and flew above the glide slope. As the airplane descended through 500 feet, the pilot monitoring advised the pilot flying that the aircraft was high on the approach. The crew continued the approach above the glide slope.
Sequence of Events
The landing flare was executed too high, leading to an excessive sink rate. The pilot flying attempted to arrest the sink rate but was unsuccessful. The airplane then landed harder than expected, resulting in the tail striking the runway surface.
Damage
The tail strike caused substantial damage to the lower aft fuselage.