Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on 2L at bna. It was night and the far end of the runway was not discernable. There was light rain falling and we were near the runway limited weight. During the rotation the first officer delivered sharp advisory and directive commentary 'V1 rotate, pull up he's not off the runway.' I correctly interpreted this to mean that the medium large transport that had landed before our takeoff and had cleared at the end taxiway had stopped before completely clearing. His tail was hanging out on the runway. My 2 degree per second rotation was increased after breaking ground to a pitch of 18 degrees. Aircraft nose up until the first officer reported that we had cleared. My crew and I followed all instructions ATC and airlines practices and procedures, including visually clearing the takeoff path before initiating the actual takeoff roll. However, this tail sticking out was not discernable at the initiation of takeoff. At the time of its discovery we were just about to V1. A high speed abort would have been a far greater risk to my ship and my passenger than simply continuing the takeoff and rotating at a slightly more rapid than normal rate to insure clearance. A subsequent landing aircraft confirmed that the medium large transport was indeed still partially on the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CLRED FOR TKOF, ROLLS. SIGHTS MLG NOT COMPLETELY OFF RWY. SHARP ROTATION TO AVOID MLG.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON 2L AT BNA. IT WAS NIGHT AND THE FAR END OF THE RWY WAS NOT DISCERNABLE. THERE WAS LIGHT RAIN FALLING AND WE WERE NEAR THE RWY LIMITED WT. DURING THE ROTATION THE FO DELIVERED SHARP ADVISORY AND DIRECTIVE COMMENTARY 'V1 ROTATE, PULL UP HE'S NOT OFF THE RWY.' I CORRECTLY INTERPRETED THIS TO MEAN THAT THE MLG THAT HAD LANDED BEFORE OUR TKOF AND HAD CLRED AT THE END TAXIWAY HAD STOPPED BEFORE COMPLETELY CLRING. HIS TAIL WAS HANGING OUT ON THE RWY. MY 2 DEG PER SECOND ROTATION WAS INCREASED AFTER BREAKING GND TO A PITCH OF 18 DEGS. ACFT NOSE UP UNTIL THE FO RPTED THAT WE HAD CLRED. MY CREW AND I FOLLOWED ALL INSTRUCTIONS ATC AND AIRLINES PRACTICES AND PROCS, INCLUDING VISUALLY CLRING THE TKOF PATH BEFORE INITIATING THE ACTUAL TKOF ROLL. HOWEVER, THIS TAIL STICKING OUT WAS NOT DISCERNABLE AT THE INITIATION OF TKOF. AT THE TIME OF ITS DISCOVERY WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO V1. A HIGH SPD ABORT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FAR GREATER RISK TO MY SHIP AND MY PAX THAN SIMPLY CONTINUING THE TKOF AND ROTATING AT A SLIGHTLY MORE RAPID THAN NORMAL RATE TO INSURE CLRNC. A SUBSEQUENT LNDG ACFT CONFIRMED THAT THE MLG WAS INDEED STILL PARTIALLY ON THE RWY.

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.