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Tail dragger type aircraft had tail lifted while taxiing in heavy gusty winds. Propeller struck pavement. Slight damage to propeller tips only.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 133770 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anw |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1737 flight time type : 874 |
| ASRS Report | 133770 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing at anw in 25-35 KT winds (peak gust 37). I turned left onto a taxiway and proceeded toward refueling station. I suppose a sudden wind shift or dust devil caused the tail to rise and the propeller struck the taxiway. Only the propeller tips were damaged. No other damage was located by mechanic. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states 'I thought I was taxiing cautiously, but tail rose before I could realize it and the propellers struck the pavement a lick.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TAIL DRAGGER TYPE ACFT HAD TAIL LIFTED WHILE TAXIING IN HEAVY GUSTY WINDS. PROPELLER STRUCK PAVEMENT. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO PROPELLER TIPS ONLY.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT ANW IN 25-35 KT WINDS (PEAK GUST 37). I TURNED LEFT ONTO A TXWY AND PROCEEDED TOWARD REFUELING STATION. I SUPPOSE A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT OR DUST DEVIL CAUSED THE TAIL TO RISE AND THE PROP STRUCK THE TXWY. ONLY THE PROP TIPS WERE DAMAGED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS LOCATED BY MECH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES 'I THOUGHT I WAS TAXIING CAUTIOUSLY, BUT TAIL ROSE BEFORE I COULD REALIZE IT AND THE PROPS STRUCK THE PAVEMENT A LICK.'
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.