TAIL STRIKE.

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DURING THE FLARE PORTION OF THE LNDG. THE ACFT WAS HELD 1 OR 2 FT OFF THE LNDG SURFACE. AIRSPD WAS SLOWLY DECREASING UNTIL THE ACFT ABRUPTLY SETTLED ONTO THE RWY. THE LNDG ITSELF WAS FIRM. THERE WAS NO BOUNCING ON THE RWY. THE ALT OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG WAS MORE NOSE-HIGH THAN USUAL; BUT MY FO AND I WERE NOT CERTAIN OF A TAIL STRIKE BY ANY MEANS. POST FLT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED SOME SCRATCHES TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ACFT NEAR THE LAVATORY TANK ACCESS DOOR. THE #2 VHF ANTENNA AFT OF THE MAIN LNDG GEAR WAS NOT DAMAGED. THIS GAVE US SOME BELIEF THAT MY CREW MIGHT NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAIL STRIKE; OR IF IT OCCURRED AT ALL. THE SCRATCHES AND GENERAL FILTHINESS OF THE BELLY OF THE ACFT WERE ALERTED TO MAINT PERSONNEL. THEY TOLD ME THE ACFT WAS GOING TO THE MAINT FACILITY FOR THE EVENING ANYWAY. TO AVOID THIS PROB; I SUGGEST CARRYING SLIGHTLY MORE AIRSPD TO TOUCHDOWN; BUT THAT SUGGESTION ONLY COVERS THE TAIL STRIKE PROB. IT APPEARS MY GRIEF FROM THIS PROB IS JUST SURFACING. THE FACT THAT I FAILED TO WRITE-UP THE APPARENT TAIL STRIKE IS CAUSING CONCERN AT THE COMPANY AND FAA LEVEL. I MAINTAIN THAT I DIDN'T WRITE UP THE ALLEGED TAIL STRIKE BECAUSE I WASN'T AWARE OF THE APPARENT DAMAGE. I HAVE NOT BEEN TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE IMPERFECTIONS; BLEMISHES; SCRATCHES; GOUGING; CORROSION; ETC. IN THE PAST; MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE IMPORTUNED MAINT PERSONNEL TO CORRECT OR IDENT OR CLARIFY A DISCREPANCY; ONLY BE TOLD IT'S A CARRY OVER OR THE PROB IS NOT A PROB OR THAT THE ACFT IS OK FOR DISPATCH ANYWAY. IF I DON'T ACCEPT AN ACFT AT THIS POINT; I INVARIABLY WILL BE QUESTIONED BY MEMBERS OF THE FLT OPS DEPT. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE; THE MAINT FELLOW SEEMED CAVALIER ABOUT THE SCRATCHES ON THE BELLY BENEATH THE TAIL SECTION. BASED ON MY PAST RECOLLECTION OF SCRATCHED OR OTHERWISE BLEMISHED ACFT THAT WERE APPROVED FOR SVC. I ELECTED TO NOT WRITE IT UP. MORE SUGGESTIONS: TEACH CREWMEMBERS TO BETTER IDENT EXTERNAL IMPERFECTIONS. 2) HAVE A LIST AVAILABLE SHAVING ITEMS ON THE CARRYOVER.