An air carrier B-727 struck its tail skid on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	273679
Time
Date	199406
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
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	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 145 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	273679
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	274285
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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:

Tailskid struck runway during takeoff from ord. There was a slight right to left crosswind of 10-12 KTS. It is difficult to say anything other than over rotation caused the strike, except the rotation seemed normal, in every way, and that the takeoff followed a 757 by 2-3 mins. This is noted for record purposes only in case any other such instances are reported. Supplemental information from acn 274285: rate of rotation appeared to be normal. Airspeed seemed to stop increasing right at or before V2 just as contact was made with the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B-727 STRUCK ITS TAIL SKID ON TKOF.

Narrative: TAILSKID STRUCK RWY DURING TKOF FROM ORD. THERE WAS A SLIGHT R TO L XWIND OF 10-12 KTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY ANYTHING OTHER THAN OVER ROTATION CAUSED THE STRIKE, EXCEPT THE ROTATION SEEMED NORMAL, IN EVERY WAY, AND THAT THE TKOF FOLLOWED A 757 BY 2-3 MINS. THIS IS NOTED FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY IN CASE ANY OTHER SUCH INSTANCES ARE RPTED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 274285: RATE OF ROTATION APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. AIRSPD SEEMED TO STOP INCREASING RIGHT AT OR BEFORE V2 JUST AS CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE RWY.

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.