B737 crew had a tail strike on rotation from runway 24L at cle. Windshear was present.

Attributes
ACN	622373
Time
Date	200306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oma.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground other : rotation
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4300
ASRS Report	622373
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On rotation from runway 24L, we made contact with the runway at 11 degree pitch. It was very gusty at the time and the airspeed dropped 5 KTS after initial rotation. We did not realize that we had struck the tail until the flight attendants in the rear jump seats called us. We called maintenance and also sent a message to operations. Maintenance told us to continue on to lax since pressurization was normal. At lax the green mark was still visible, but maintenance elected to change the skid cartridge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW HAD A TAIL STRIKE ON ROTATION FROM RWY 24L AT CLE. WINDSHEAR WAS PRESENT.

Narrative: ON ROTATION FROM RWY 24L, WE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY AT 11 DEG PITCH. IT WAS VERY GUSTY AT THE TIME AND THE AIRSPD DROPPED 5 KTS AFTER INITIAL ROTATION. WE DID NOT REALIZE THAT WE HAD STRUCK THE TAIL UNTIL THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE REAR JUMP SEATS CALLED US. WE CALLED MAINT AND ALSO SENT A MESSAGE TO OPS. MAINT TOLD US TO CONTINUE ON TO LAX SINCE PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL. AT LAX THE GREEN MARK WAS STILL VISIBLE, BUT MAINT ELECTED TO CHANGE THE SKID CARTRIDGE.

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.