Over rotation

Let me give some figures for a 757-300..

For a Flap 5, 15 or 20 take off a 757-300 requires an attitude of 7.5 degrees to lift off the ground and will have a clearance between the underside of the tail and the runway of just 26 inches (66cm)! Bearing in mind that a tailstrike will occur at 9.5 degrees that leaves 2 degrees margin for error while trying to balance 120 tonnes on eight wheels at nearly 200mph. Suddenly doesn’t seem so difficult to hit the tail! On landing a body angle of 4 to 5 degrees is required however the tailstrike attitude is much lower as the the main gear struts compress.

Now, what were we discussing about SIA……….?:p

This happened by the crew incorrectly inputting the wrong ZFW(zero fuel weight) into the FMS, this then gave the wrong V speeds to the crew. With the wrong weights in the FMS, the computers thought the aircraft was actually lighter than it actually was. When the incorrect speed was reached, the pilot started the take off rotation and nothing happened(because the aircraft was heavier) so the pilot pulled back more on the control column and so on until the aircraft reached a suitable speed to initiate a take off and by then the angle of attack was to great and the tail struck the runway. It led to an immediate return and an over weight landing.

And coffee with the chief pilot!!!!!!!!

Not bad damaging the pilot did ey!!!LOL!!!

blame it on the pints!:D