Tail strike on a departure B737 when the first officer over-rotated during a loss of 5 KTS of airspe...

Attributes
ACN	622364
Time
Date	200311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Windshear Snow Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 19500 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	622364
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : printer other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

First officer's takeoff at vr, he started his rotation. Airspeed stayed at 156 KTS (vr) momentarily. After rotation was started, lost approximately 5 KTS of airspeed. First officer continued the takeoff. I indicated to first officer to watch his pitch as we were going through 10 degrees. Got a pitch report off the printer and called cle maintenance that we had a possible tail strike. We did not feel or hear anything indicating a tail strike. Maintenance gave the ok to continue on to lax. After landing in lax, we had maintenance inspect the aircraft and found that the tailskid was compressed with about 1/2

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL STRIKE ON A DEP B737 WHEN THE FO OVER-ROTATED DURING A LOSS OF 5 KTS OF AIRSPD AT CLE.

Narrative: FO'S TKOF AT VR, HE STARTED HIS ROTATION. AIRSPD STAYED AT 156 KTS (VR) MOMENTARILY. AFTER ROTATION WAS STARTED, LOST APPROX 5 KTS OF AIRSPD. FO CONTINUED THE TKOF. I INDICATED TO FO TO WATCH HIS PITCH AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH 10 DEGS. GOT A PITCH RPT OFF THE PRINTER AND CALLED CLE MAINT THAT WE HAD A POSSIBLE TAIL STRIKE. WE DID NOT FEEL OR HEAR ANYTHING INDICATING A TAIL STRIKE. MAINT GAVE THE OK TO CONTINUE ON TO LAX. AFTER LNDG IN LAX, WE HAD MAINT INSPECT THE ACFT AND FOUND THAT THE TAILSKID WAS COMPRESSED WITH ABOUT 1/2

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.

Tail strike on a departure B737 when the first officer over-rotated during a loss of 5 KTS of airspeed at cle.