Tail skid strike on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	130450
Time
Date	198912
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
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	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 : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 15267 flight time type : 783
ASRS Report	130450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 238 flight time total : 7650 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	130276
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On takeoff, normal rotation, maximum gross weight, aircraft apparently struck tail skid. F/a's reported noise shortly after liftoff. All controls and pressurization were normal. We continued to iah. Upon landing found tail skid plate missing and small hole in aft airstair. I believe aircraft was over maximum gross weight, perhaps due to unreported cargo on board.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL SKID STRIKE ON TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF, NORMAL ROTATION, MAX GROSS WEIGHT, ACFT APPARENTLY STRUCK TAIL SKID. F/A'S REPORTED NOISE SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF. ALL CONTROLS AND PRESSURIZATION WERE NORMAL. WE CONTINUED TO IAH. UPON LNDG FOUND TAIL SKID PLATE MISSING AND SMALL HOLE IN AFT AIRSTAIR. I BELIEVE ACFT WAS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT, PERHAPS DUE TO UNREPORTED CARGO ON BOARD.

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.