Air carrier widebody transport suffers tail strike on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	206137
Time
Date	199203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : man
State Reference	FO
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	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	206137
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	206126
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On takeoff from manchester, england (egcc) encountered wind gust from the left causing approximately 5 degree right bank (surface wind 330/14, departing runway 06). I corrected to wings level and continued climb. Upon raising gear, received EICAS tailskid advisory, which cleared itself almost immediately. No further indications were noted until placing gear handle down, when EICAS advisory and tailskid disagree light both came on and stayed on. During post-flight inspection, I noticed paint scraped off the bottom of the tailskid. Tail strike indicator (ceramic plug) on tailskid was still intact. Supplemental information from acn 206126: takeoff roll was normal to approximately point of rotation. Experienced a strong wind gust that caused a slight pitch up and roll to the right. First officer recovered properly and continued rotation. I don't believe this incident could have been prevented with normal procedures in place with my airline at this point. This aircraft is apparently susceptible to tailskid contact at high gross weights. This is substantiated to me by reports from other pilots flying the 2 engine widebody transport. Procedures should be changed (i.e., slightly later-slower rotation) to alleviate this problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB SUFFERS TAIL STRIKE ON TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (EGCC) ENCOUNTERED WIND GUST FROM THE L CAUSING APPROX 5 DEG R BANK (SURFACE WIND 330/14, DEPARTING RWY 06). I CORRECTED TO WINGS LEVEL AND CONTINUED CLB. UPON RAISING GEAR, RECEIVED EICAS TAILSKID ADVISORY, WHICH CLRED ITSELF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. NO FURTHER INDICATIONS WERE NOTED UNTIL PLACING GEAR HANDLE DOWN, WHEN EICAS ADVISORY AND TAILSKID DISAGREE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DURING POST-FLT INSPECTION, I NOTICED PAINT SCRAPED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE TAILSKID. TAIL STRIKE INDICATOR (CERAMIC PLUG) ON TAILSKID WAS STILL INTACT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 206126: TKOF ROLL WAS NORMAL TO APPROX POINT OF ROTATION. EXPERIENCED A STRONG WIND GUST THAT CAUSED A SLIGHT PITCH UP AND ROLL TO THE R. FO RECOVERED PROPERLY AND CONTINUED ROTATION. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH NORMAL PROCS IN PLACE WITH MY AIRLINE AT THIS POINT. THIS ACFT IS APPARENTLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO TAILSKID CONTACT AT HIGH GROSS WTS. THIS IS SUBSTANTIATED TO ME BY RPTS FROM OTHER PLTS FLYING THE 2 ENG WDB. PROCS SHOULD BE CHANGED (I.E., SLIGHTLY LATER-SLOWER ROTATION) TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM.

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.