19970816028529I

Narrative: this incident was reported to the FAA by an anonymous source. The operator did not know that due to the minor damage received on the aircraft that they were to report this to the FAA as an incident. The pilot was landing the a/c, he had pulled the yoke back too FAR and the tail cone contacted the rocky surface, at this time the nose wheel came down hard. The pilot had full control of the aircraft until it came to a complete stop. There were no injuries. The passengers were unloaded and proceeded on their mission. The pilot inspected the a/c for damage and noticed the tail cone had minor damage and the upper scissors link attach bolt had sheared off. The pilot contacted the dom and explained what had happened. The dom then flew out to the sight and replaced the entire nose gear assembly for precautionary measures. The aircraft was inspected by the dom and returned to service. The aircraft was then flown back to anc and the tail cone was replaced. On the 25th of August. I inspected the aircraft and interviewed the owner jack barber. On the 27th. I interviewed the pilot and inspected the aircraft records. All appropriate log book entries had been made for th e repairs performed on the aircraft. I do not see any further action to be necessary. I have counseled the operator and pilot on the need for quicker communication to the FAA of these types of occurences. Although not regulatory I have asked the operator to develope a plan to be placed in their ops manual for future notification procedures by Alaska air taxi employees.