Tailskid is damaged during takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	197255
Time
Date	199112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqm
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 : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 17275 flight time type : 4175
ASRS Report	197255
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Takeoff roll and rotation seemed to be normal. After gear retraction the tailskid light came on and remained on, crew accomplished the appropriate irregular procedures. The aft flight attendant then called and said there was a loud thump shortly after lift off. Crew consulted with the company maintenance controller by radio and continued flight to destination (sea). Upon arrival at the gate, found the tailskid disconnected from cartridge, which was retracted into housing in the fuselage. Skid pad was rotated 180 degree. Suspect that limited visual references resulted in a slightly higher than normal rotation rate, this combined with the high gross weight of the aircraft probably resulted in the tailskid contacting the runway surface.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAILSKID IS DAMAGED DURING TKOF.

Narrative: TKOF ROLL AND ROTATION SEEMED TO BE NORMAL. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION THE TAILSKID LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON, CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE APPROPRIATE IRREGULAR PROCS. THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT THEN CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF. CREW CONSULTED WITH THE COMPANY MAINT CTLR BY RADIO AND CONTINUED FLT TO DEST (SEA). UPON ARR AT THE GATE, FOUND THE TAILSKID DISCONNECTED FROM CARTRIDGE, WHICH WAS RETRACTED INTO HOUSING IN THE FUSELAGE. SKID PAD WAS ROTATED 180 DEG. SUSPECT THAT LIMITED VISUAL REFS RESULTED IN A SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL ROTATION RATE, THIS COMBINED WITH THE HIGH GROSS WEIGHT OF THE ACFT PROBABLY RESULTED IN THE TAILSKID CONTACTING THE RWY SURFACE.

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.