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B737-800 flight crew experienced a bump during rotation in strong gusty crosswinds; but was not sure what caused it. Upon arrival; it was determined that a tailstrike occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1310424 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 190 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 181 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
Gusty crosswind condition taking off. I was PF and during rotation we felt a bump; but thought it was the main landing gear possibly contacting the runway again after initial rotation. After landing we realized that it was a tail strike. We made sure that the airplane was operating and pressurizing normally and once it was verified that it was we continued to our destination. We had never experienced a tailstrike before; so we were unsure what that condition felt like. I felt like the rotation was normal and was surprised to find that we did experience a tailstrike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 flight crew experienced a bump during rotation in strong gusty crosswinds; but was not sure what caused it. Upon arrival; it was determined that a tailstrike occurred.
Narrative: Gusty crosswind condition taking off. I was PF and during rotation we felt a bump; but thought it was the main landing gear possibly contacting the runway again after initial rotation. After landing we realized that it was a tail strike. We made sure that the airplane was operating and pressurizing normally and once it was verified that it was we continued to our destination. We had never experienced a tailstrike before; so we were unsure what that condition felt like. I felt like the rotation was normal and was surprised to find that we did experience a tailstrike.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.