Tail dragger holding at runway has wing lifted by wind gust. Flipped onto nose.

Attributes
ACN	172861
Time
Date	199103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	172861
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was PIC on an small aircraft tail dragger. I was cleared to hold on taxiway F south of the hold line for runway 4R at hnl facing north. Engine was idle at 1300 RPM and winds were reported 040/18. Actual winds were higher because of the rocking motion of the aircraft. The parking brake was on awaiting for release for takeoff. All of a sudden, while remaining stationary, the right wing of aircraft rose and rotated the aircraft to rest on its nose. Damaging the propeller and the aircraft was still aligned with taxiway F's centerline and facing north. Propeller was damaged and no fuel leak or fire. I got out safely--no injury. Damage to aircraft was limited to the propeller at this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL DRAGGER HOLDING AT RWY HAS WING LIFTED BY WIND GUST. FLIPPED ONTO NOSE.

Narrative: I WAS PIC ON AN SMA TAIL DRAGGER. I WAS CLRED TO HOLD ON TXWY F S OF THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 4R AT HNL FACING N. ENG WAS IDLE AT 1300 RPM AND WINDS WERE RPTED 040/18. ACTUAL WINDS WERE HIGHER BECAUSE OF THE ROCKING MOTION OF THE ACFT. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON AWAITING FOR RELEASE FOR TKOF. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHILE REMAINING STATIONARY, THE RIGHT WING OF ACFT ROSE AND ROTATED THE ACFT TO REST ON ITS NOSE. DAMAGING THE PROP AND THE ACFT WAS STILL ALIGNED WITH TXWY F'S CENTERLINE AND FACING N. PROP WAS DAMAGED AND NO FUEL LEAK OR FIRE. I GOT OUT SAFELY--NO INJURY. DAMAGE TO ACFT WAS LIMITED TO THE PROP AT THIS TIME.

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.