Large transport has tail strike on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	247215
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
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 : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 16000
ASRS Report	247215
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5030 flight time type : 2750
ASRS Report	247115
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Tailskid contacted runway during takeoff from dtw runway 21R on flight of jul/sat/93. Takeoff was made as per MEL, and weight manual at flaps 5 degrees, reduced thrust. First officer was flying aircraft. Rotation was begun at proper time at a rate proper for flaps 15 degrees, but excessive for flaps 5 degrees. I was unable to slow the rotation rate before aircraft lifted off, followed by tailskid contact. After gear retraction, tailskid light on so panel remained illuminated. Followed book procedures, noted expected fuel burn increase, shut off water to rear aircraft drains. Notified dispatch maintenance and made logbook entry. I had no reason to doubt aircraft airworthiness. Operated flight to msp normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT HAS TAIL STRIKE ON TKOF.

Narrative: TAILSKID CONTACTED RWY DURING TKOF FROM DTW RWY 21R ON FLT OF JUL/SAT/93. TKOF WAS MADE AS PER MEL, AND WT MANUAL AT FLAPS 5 DEGS, REDUCED THRUST. FO WAS FLYING ACFT. ROTATION WAS BEGUN AT PROPER TIME AT A RATE PROPER FOR FLAPS 15 DEGS, BUT EXCESSIVE FOR FLAPS 5 DEGS. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE ROTATION RATE BEFORE ACFT LIFTED OFF, FOLLOWED BY TAILSKID CONTACT. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, TAILSKID LIGHT ON SO PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED BOOK PROCS, NOTED EXPECTED FUEL BURN INCREASE, SHUT OFF WATER TO REAR ACFT DRAINS. NOTIFIED DISPATCH MAINT AND MADE LOGBOOK ENTRY. I HAD NO REASON TO DOUBT ACFT AIRWORTHINESS. OPERATED FLT TO MSP NORMALLY.

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.