Widebody transport has tail strike on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	279018
Time
Date	199407
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11600 flight time type : 3900
ASRS Report	279018
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer as PF suspected possible tailskid strike on liftoff. Captain ADI pitch valve about 10 degrees anu at occurrence. Rotation rate was normal. Contacted dispatch to report, and for maintenance guidance for flight continuance. Destination maintenance personnel. Inspected tailskid upon arrival, found no damage, painted tailskid, signed off logbook write-up. I had flown with this first officer once before, and found him quite competent. His rotation rate was quite smooth and timely, and I was looking right at ADI at rotation. I noticed the deviation above the normal 8 degrees immediately, but was not quick enough to do a yoke pushover before the tail strike. I believe the first officer will be more respectful of flight maneuver specifications in the future, seeing the penalty for deviations so graphically. And I will be even more on guard in the future, even with those whose professional competence I am familiar with.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB HAS TAIL STRIKE ON TKOF.

Narrative: FO AS PF SUSPECTED POSSIBLE TAILSKID STRIKE ON LIFTOFF. CAPT ADI PITCH VALVE ABOUT 10 DEGS ANU AT OCCURRENCE. ROTATION RATE WAS NORMAL. CONTACTED DISPATCH TO RPT, AND FOR MAINT GUIDANCE FOR FLT CONTINUANCE. DEST MAINT PERSONNEL. INSPECTED TAILSKID UPON ARR, FOUND NO DAMAGE, PAINTED TAILSKID, SIGNED OFF LOGBOOK WRITE-UP. I HAD FLOWN WITH THIS FO ONCE BEFORE, AND FOUND HIM QUITE COMPETENT. HIS ROTATION RATE WAS QUITE SMOOTH AND TIMELY, AND I WAS LOOKING RIGHT AT ADI AT ROTATION. I NOTICED THE DEV ABOVE THE NORMAL 8 DEGS IMMEDIATELY, BUT WAS NOT QUICK ENOUGH TO DO A YOKE PUSHOVER BEFORE THE TAIL STRIKE. I BELIEVE THE FO WILL BE MORE RESPECTFUL OF FLT MANEUVER SPECS IN THE FUTURE, SEEING THE PENALTY FOR DEVS SO GRAPHICALLY. AND I WILL BE EVEN MORE ON GUARD IN THE FUTURE, EVEN WITH THOSE WHOSE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE I AM FAMILIAR WITH.

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.