An air carrier large transport struck its tailskid on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	258728
Time
Date	199312
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	258728
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	258611
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff and gear retraction, tailskid light remained on. Takeoff normal except slow to accelerate. It was determined tailskid was probably stuck down. Light went out when gear was down. After landing in laguardia, evidence of possible tailskid contact with ground. Numerous write-ups indicating elevator pitch control problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT STRUCK ITS TAILSKID ON TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AND GEAR RETRACTION, TAILSKID LIGHT REMAINED ON. TKOF NORMAL EXCEPT SLOW TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS DETERMINED TAILSKID WAS PROBABLY STUCK DOWN. LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN GEAR WAS DOWN. AFTER LNDG IN LAGUARDIA, EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE TAILSKID CONTACT WITH GND. NUMEROUS WRITE-UPS INDICATING ELEVATOR PITCH CTL PROBS.

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.