Narrative:

On rotation for takeoff flight attendant in aft jumpseat reported a metal scraping noise from tail of aircraft. Rotation seemed normal (ie, 3 degrees/second). First officer noted a pitch attitude of 10 degrees before main gear came off the ground. Aircraft felt tail heavy and nosewheel came off the ground easier than normal with normal pressure on yoke. Gross weight 104.8, stabilizer 7.3, ZFW 80.9, fuel 23.9, cargo 2.9, number of passenger 96, crew 6, V1 137, vr 139, V2 145, vf 164, vzf 205. Target pitch 19 degrees. A minor paint scrape was discovered after landing. Suspect improper aircraft loading or wrong stabilizer setting. A flaps 5 degrees zero overspd takeoff was made for gross weight reasons.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL STRIKE ON TKOF IN ACR MLG.

Narrative: ON ROTATION FOR TKOF FLT ATTENDANT IN AFT JUMPSEAT RPTED A METAL SCRAPING NOISE FROM TAIL OF ACFT. ROTATION SEEMED NORMAL (IE, 3 DEGS/SECOND). FO NOTED A PITCH ATTITUDE OF 10 DEGS BEFORE MAIN GEAR CAME OFF THE GND. ACFT FELT TAIL HVY AND NOSEWHEEL CAME OFF THE GND EASIER THAN NORMAL WITH NORMAL PRESSURE ON YOKE. GROSS WT 104.8, STABILIZER 7.3, ZFW 80.9, FUEL 23.9, CARGO 2.9, NUMBER OF PAX 96, CREW 6, V1 137, VR 139, V2 145, VF 164, VZF 205. TARGET PITCH 19 DEGS. A MINOR PAINT SCRAPE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER LNDG. SUSPECT IMPROPER ACFT LOADING OR WRONG STABILIZER SETTING. A FLAPS 5 DEGS ZERO OVERSPD TKOF WAS MADE FOR GROSS WT REASONS.

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.