B727 crew had tailskid strike on takeoff rotation.

Attributes
ACN	470060
Time
Date	200004
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll ground other : rotation
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12100 flight time type : 4558
ASRS Report	470060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On heavy weight takeoff from msy at night, we contacted the tailskid at rotation. Per our manual, we returned to msy, after talking to our maintenance and dispatch personnel, uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD TAILSKID STRIKE ON TKOF ROTATION.

Narrative: ON HVY WT TKOF FROM MSY AT NIGHT, WE CONTACTED THE TAILSKID AT ROTATION. PER OUR MANUAL, WE RETURNED TO MSY, AFTER TALKING TO OUR MAINT AND DISPATCH PERSONNEL, UNEVENTFULLY.

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.