An air carrier large transport lightly struck its tail on rotation.

Attributes
ACN	246482
Time
Date	199307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tul
State Reference	OK
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	246482
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4500
ASRS Report	246484
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On takeoff from runway 26 at tul, winds were reported at 170 degrees -- 12 KTS. Takeoff weight was within 1000 pound of runway limit at maximum power. The windsock varied plus/minus 10 degrees at the approach end of 26, so we elected a packs-off takeoff to ensure our weight remained below the runway limit. On rotation, a scrape noise was heard as we lifted off. Flight crew concurred a possible tail strike, so we returned to tul for an inspection as per air carrier procedures. Maintenance inspection found no damage and we continued flight to dfw. I feel the captain may have rotated just a little too quickly and the crosswind and runway slope from down to up as we rotated caused the tail strike.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT LIGHTLY STRUCK ITS TAIL ON ROTATION.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM RWY 26 AT TUL, WINDS WERE RPTED AT 170 DEGS -- 12 KTS. TKOF WT WAS WITHIN 1000 LB OF RWY LIMIT AT MAX PWR. THE WINDSOCK VARIED PLUS/MINUS 10 DEGS AT THE APCH END OF 26, SO WE ELECTED A PACKS-OFF TKOF TO ENSURE OUR WT REMAINED BELOW THE RWY LIMIT. ON ROTATION, A SCRAPE NOISE WAS HEARD AS WE LIFTED OFF. FLC CONCURRED A POSSIBLE TAIL STRIKE, SO WE RETURNED TO TUL FOR AN INSPECTION AS PER ACR PROCS. MAINT INSPECTION FOUND NO DAMAGE AND WE CONTINUED FLT TO DFW. I FEEL THE CAPT MAY HAVE ROTATED JUST A LITTLE TOO QUICKLY AND THE XWIND AND RWY SLOPE FROM DOWN TO UP AS WE ROTATED CAUSED THE TAIL STRIKE.

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.