GA small aircraft blown over on its back as pilot is taxiing out for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	136934
Time
Date	199002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 8g2
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 1905
ASRS Report	136934
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Preflight check, everything normal. Wind blowing across runway 15-20 steady. Back-taxi to 32 end of runway after calling intentions on radio. No response. After going slowly for 1000' a sudden very heavy gust of about 60 mph raised right wing and then tail so that plane went over on its nose and left wing and then immediately blew the plane over on its back. This took all of 20 seconds, the plane actually going over slowly. During rollover I turned off master switch, engine and fuel. I was not hurt in any way. Climbed out after releasing seatbelt and called FSS in erie and then local controller to come with crew and right the plane and move back into hangar where it now is.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA BLOWN OVER ON ITS BACK AS PLT IS TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF.

Narrative: PREFLT CHK, EVERYTHING NORMAL. WIND BLOWING ACROSS RWY 15-20 STEADY. BACK-TAXI TO 32 END OF RWY AFTER CALLING INTENTIONS ON RADIO. NO RESPONSE. AFTER GOING SLOWLY FOR 1000' A SUDDEN VERY HEAVY GUST OF ABOUT 60 MPH RAISED RIGHT WING AND THEN TAIL SO THAT PLANE WENT OVER ON ITS NOSE AND LEFT WING AND THEN IMMEDIATELY BLEW THE PLANE OVER ON ITS BACK. THIS TOOK ALL OF 20 SECS, THE PLANE ACTUALLY GOING OVER SLOWLY. DURING ROLLOVER I TURNED OFF MASTER SWITCH, ENG AND FUEL. I WAS NOT HURT IN ANY WAY. CLBED OUT AFTER RELEASING SEATBELT AND CALLED FSS IN ERIE AND THEN LCL CTLR TO COME WITH CREW AND RIGHT THE PLANE AND MOVE BACK INTO HANGAR WHERE IT NOW IS.

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.