Tail strike on rotation, continued to destination.

Attributes
ACN	101495
Time
Date	198901
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7500
ASRS Report	101495
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	102170
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During normal rotation at lax runway 25R at approximately 10 degree nose up attitude, aircraft lifted off slightly then settled back to runway. Rotation of the aircraft was continuous until airborne. Upon gear retraction the tailskid failed to retract. Upon arrival at destination it was revealed that the tailskid had made contact with the ground during takeoff. Verification of cargo bags at destination showed aircraft to be in excess of weight calculated at departure. Supplemental information from acn 102170. After arrival at iah baggage count revealed over 100 more bags than computed in payload; all in aft bin. Estimate 3000-4000 pounds overgross load on departing from lax.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL STRIKE ON ROTATION, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

Narrative: DURING NORMAL ROTATION AT LAX RWY 25R AT APPROX 10 DEG NOSE UP ATTITUDE, ACFT LIFTED OFF SLIGHTLY THEN SETTLED BACK TO RWY. ROTATION OF THE ACFT WAS CONTINUOUS UNTIL AIRBORNE. UPON GEAR RETRACTION THE TAILSKID FAILED TO RETRACT. UPON ARR AT DEST IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE TAILSKID HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE GND DURING TKOF. VERIFICATION OF CARGO BAGS AT DEST SHOWED ACFT TO BE IN EXCESS OF WT CALCULATED AT DEP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 102170. AFTER ARR AT IAH BAGGAGE COUNT REVEALED OVER 100 MORE BAGS THAN COMPUTED IN PAYLOAD; ALL IN AFT BIN. ESTIMATE 3000-4000 LBS OVERGROSS LOAD ON DEPARTING FROM LAX.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.