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An MD88 flight crew suffers a partial loss of aircraft control and tailskid strike during an early rotation in a crosswind takeoff at msp, mn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541337 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Windshear Snow |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| 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 : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2250 |
| ASRS Report | 541337 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 541126 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Runway braking action reported as good after it had been plowed and sanded. Wind was 80 degrees crosswind at 25 KTS. ATIS reported gusts to 35 KTS. Runway 12L at msp, wind was 040 degrees at 25 KTS. During takeoff roll, after V1 but prior to vr, I noticed that the aircraft had a tendency to drift slightly right of centerline and the nose began to diverge slightly to the left. I pulled back on the yoke. The aircraft was very heavy. I pulled a little further. I got a momentary stall warning, released some back pressure and continued the takeoff at a slightly higher than normal deck angle. A short while later, the aft flight attendant informed me that she heard what appeared to be a tail strike on takeoff. We notified the company and concurred to continue the flight to atlanta but at a reduced altitude of FL250 and a reduced airspeed of 280 KIAS. The flight was normal. Upon arrival at atl, we inspected the tailskid and saw that there was a slight paint scrape on the tip of the tailskid but no structural damage to the aircraft. In retrospect, I wish that I had asked the tower how often or how long it had been since she had witnessed wind gusts over 30 KTS since that is the maximum crosswind for my aircraft. The information we used to determine whether or not to take off was the wind information that she gave to us and the 2 aircraft that departed ahead of us. In all 3 cases, the wind was steady less than 30 KTS. I think that we may have experienced a gust over 30 KTS between V1 and vr causing the aircraft to wxvane slightly. Supplemental information from acn 541126: captain felt aircraft beginning to drift. Captain started to rotate prior to vr, and continued with an aggressive rotation rate. Upon landing, tailskid and some drains had minor damage. Difference between V1 and vr of 26 KTS may have been a factor in early rotation plus poor application of crosswind controls and/or recognizing reason for perceived drift.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 FLC SUFFERS A PARTIAL LOSS OF ACFT CTL AND TAILSKID STRIKE DURING AN EARLY ROTATION IN A XWIND TKOF AT MSP, MN.
Narrative: RWY BRAKING ACTION RPTED AS GOOD AFTER IT HAD BEEN PLOWED AND SANDED. WIND WAS 80 DEGS XWIND AT 25 KTS. ATIS RPTED GUSTS TO 35 KTS. RWY 12L AT MSP, WIND WAS 040 DEGS AT 25 KTS. DURING TKOF ROLL, AFTER V1 BUT PRIOR TO VR, I NOTICED THAT THE ACFT HAD A TENDENCY TO DRIFT SLIGHTLY R OF CTRLINE AND THE NOSE BEGAN TO DIVERGE SLIGHTLY TO THE L. I PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE. THE ACFT WAS VERY HVY. I PULLED A LITTLE FURTHER. I GOT A MOMENTARY STALL WARNING, RELEASED SOME BACK PRESSURE AND CONTINUED THE TKOF AT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL DECK ANGLE. A SHORT WHILE LATER, THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME THAT SHE HEARD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A TAIL STRIKE ON TKOF. WE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY AND CONCURRED TO CONTINUE THE FLT TO ATLANTA BUT AT A REDUCED ALT OF FL250 AND A REDUCED AIRSPD OF 280 KIAS. THE FLT WAS NORMAL. UPON ARR AT ATL, WE INSPECTED THE TAILSKID AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT PAINT SCRAPE ON THE TIP OF THE TAILSKID BUT NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. IN RETROSPECT, I WISH THAT I HAD ASKED THE TWR HOW OFTEN OR HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN SINCE SHE HAD WITNESSED WIND GUSTS OVER 30 KTS SINCE THAT IS THE MAX XWIND FOR MY ACFT. THE INFO WE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT TO TAKE OFF WAS THE WIND INFO THAT SHE GAVE TO US AND THE 2 ACFT THAT DEPARTED AHEAD OF US. IN ALL 3 CASES, THE WIND WAS STEADY LESS THAN 30 KTS. I THINK THAT WE MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED A GUST OVER 30 KTS BTWN V1 AND VR CAUSING THE ACFT TO WXVANE SLIGHTLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 541126: CAPT FELT ACFT BEGINNING TO DRIFT. CAPT STARTED TO ROTATE PRIOR TO VR, AND CONTINUED WITH AN AGGRESSIVE ROTATION RATE. UPON LNDG, TAILSKID AND SOME DRAINS HAD MINOR DAMAGE. DIFFERENCE BTWN V1 AND VR OF 26 KTS MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN EARLY ROTATION PLUS POOR APPLICATION OF XWIND CTLS AND/OR RECOGNIZING REASON FOR PERCEIVED DRIFT.
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.