Tail scrape on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	294243
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
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 pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 268 flight time total : 14900 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	294243
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 268 flight time total : 4815 flight time type : 1485
ASRS Report	294172
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At the gate in sna, while preparing for departure, in addition to briefing nonstandard procedures for departure, a discussion of weight and balance ensued focusing on the '0' fuel weight. During subsequent short taxi it is possible that the '0' fuel weight was used in the takeoff chart to figure the takeoff V speeds. After takeoff from sna, sna tower advised us we possibly scraped the tail on takeoff. We did not notice anything on takeoff. During climb out all aircraft system operated normally. Dispatch was notified of the situation and we were told to continue to slc. After landing in slc, an inspection showed that the skin on the underside of the tail was scraped. The takeoff V speeds possibly contributed to the event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL SCRAPE ON TKOF.

Narrative: AT THE GATE IN SNA, WHILE PREPARING FOR DEP, IN ADDITION TO BRIEFING NONSTANDARD PROCS FOR DEP, A DISCUSSION OF WT AND BAL ENSUED FOCUSING ON THE '0' FUEL WT. DURING SUBSEQUENT SHORT TAXI IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE '0' FUEL WT WAS USED IN THE TKOF CHART TO FIGURE THE TKOF V SPDS. AFTER TKOF FROM SNA, SNA TWR ADVISED US WE POSSIBLY SCRAPED THE TAIL ON TKOF. WE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING ON TKOF. DURING CLBOUT ALL ACFT SYS OPERATED NORMALLY. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SIT AND WE WERE TOLD TO CONTINUE TO SLC. AFTER LNDG IN SLC, AN INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE SKIN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TAIL WAS SCRAPED. THE TKOF V SPDS POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.

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.