Incident
On April 4, 2011, a Boeing 737-300 aircraft, Romanian registration YR-BGD, operated by TAROM Airlines, was departing from Henri Coanda Airport (LROP) in Bucharest, Romania, on a scheduled passenger flight to Madrid, Spain. During the takeoff roll, after the rotation, the flight crew reported a loss of lift. Shortly thereafter, cabin crew informed the pilots that they had felt an impact in the tail area, indicating a tailstrike.
The flight crew decided to return to the airport. The aircraft landed without further incident. The extent of damage to the aircraft is unknown. There were no injuries among the 78 passengers and 5 crew members on board.
Investigation
The incident is under investigation by the Center of Investigation and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of Romania. No further details regarding the cause have been released.