Air carrier large transport tailstrike on takeoff. Claims strong crosswind was a factor.

Attributes
ACN	125841
Time
Date	198910
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord airport : ord2
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
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 : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	125841
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	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:

Strong (20 KT) crosswind from northeast (030 degrees) on takeoff at ord, with takeoff made on 32L from T1 intersection. Aircraft lifted ok, but then settled back to runway from about 6' in air, causing tailskid to touch runway. Pilots using this runway should be reminded of the large hangars on the north side of the end of 32L, which may cause a 'blanking' of north winds, creating a 'mini'-wind shear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT TAILSTRIKE ON TKOF. CLAIMS STRONG CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

Narrative: STRONG (20 KT) XWIND FROM NE (030 DEGS) ON TKOF AT ORD, WITH TKOF MADE ON 32L FROM T1 INTXN. ACFT LIFTED OK, BUT THEN SETTLED BACK TO RWY FROM ABOUT 6' IN AIR, CAUSING TAILSKID TO TOUCH RWY. PLTS USING THIS RWY SHOULD BE REMINDED OF THE LARGE HANGARS ON THE N SIDE OF THE END OF 32L, WHICH MAY CAUSE A 'BLANKING' OF N WINDS, CREATING A 'MINI'-WIND SHEAR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.