What happened
On April 4, 2011, a Boeing 737-300, registered as YR-BGD, was performing a scheduled flight from Henri Coanda Airport (LROP) in Bucharest, Romania, to Madrid, Spain. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft experienced a tailstrike.
Following rotation, the flight crew reported a loss of lift. Simultaneously, the cabin crew notified the cockpit of an impact felt in the tail section of the aircraft. The flight crew subsequently decided to return to LROP, where the aircraft landed without further incident. There were no injuries reported among the 78 passengers and 5 crew members on board.