Air carrier cleared for takeoff has wing strike tail of air carrier hanging 20 ft onto runway.

Attributes
ACN	201914
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	201914
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	201915
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for takeoff runway 27R by mia tower, following landing by heavy transport. About 2 KTS prior to V1 (152 KTS) I saw that previous aircraft tail sticking out about 20 ft on runway 27R. I exclaimed to first officer (who was flying) 'he's not clear.' first officer swerved right and seconds later we took off. We both felt we had missed other aircraft. I immediately informed the tower of the incident and requested an investigation. I questioned flight attendants to see if they felt/saw anything. They did not. About 3 1/2 hours later, an HF radio call informed us that an aircraft at mia had elevator damage. I decided to continue to sao due to familiarity with airport, daylight landing, long runway and no familiar alternates nearby. Normal landing. On inspection at gate we found piece of left wing leading edge about 6 in by 9 in missing. Recommendation: require all airlines to have tail light!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CLRED FOR TKOF HAS WING STRIKE TAIL OF ACR HANGING 20 FT ONTO RWY.

Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 27R BY MIA TWR, FOLLOWING LNDG BY HVT. ABOUT 2 KTS PRIOR TO V1 (152 KTS) I SAW THAT PREVIOUS ACFT TAIL STICKING OUT ABOUT 20 FT ON RWY 27R. I EXCLAIMED TO FO (WHO WAS FLYING) 'HE'S NOT CLR.' FO SWERVED R AND SECONDS LATER WE TOOK OFF. WE BOTH FELT WE HAD MISSED OTHER ACFT. I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED THE TWR OF THE INCIDENT AND REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION. I QUESTIONED FLT ATTENDANTS TO SEE IF THEY FELT/SAW ANYTHING. THEY DID NOT. ABOUT 3 1/2 HRS LATER, AN HF RADIO CALL INFORMED US THAT AN ACFT AT MIA HAD ELEVATOR DAMAGE. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO SAO DUE TO FAMILIARITY WITH ARPT, DAYLIGHT LNDG, LONG RWY AND NO FAMILIAR ALTERNATES NEARBY. NORMAL LNDG. ON INSPECTION AT GATE WE FOUND PIECE OF L WING LEADING EDGE ABOUT 6 IN BY 9 IN MISSING. RECOMMENDATION: REQUIRE ALL AIRLINES TO HAVE TAIL LIGHT!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.