Homebuilt aircraft on high speed taxi test becomes airborne. Damaged.

Attributes
ACN	237139
Time
Date	199303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alo
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 85
ASRS Report	237139
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was high speed taxi testing a homebuilt down runway 36. A gust of wind caught me and took me airborne and just as soon as the gust was there, it was gone. The airplane crashed from about 20 ft AGL on its nose gear first, then skidded down the runway and off to the left in a grassy area. Solution: high speed taxi testing should not be conducted on a windy day. Most important, install shoulder harnesses in any airplane, mine sure saved me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOMEBUILT ACFT ON HIGH SPD TAXI TEST BECOMES AIRBORNE. DAMAGED.

Narrative: I WAS HIGH SPD TAXI TESTING A HOMEBUILT DOWN RWY 36. A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT ME AND TOOK ME AIRBORNE AND JUST AS SOON AS THE GUST WAS THERE, IT WAS GONE. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED FROM ABOUT 20 FT AGL ON ITS NOSE GEAR FIRST, THEN SKIDDED DOWN THE RWY AND OFF TO THE L IN A GRASSY AREA. SOLUTION: HIGH SPD TAXI TESTING SHOULD NOT BE CONDUCTED ON A WINDY DAY. MOST IMPORTANT, INSTALL SHOULDER HARNESSES IN ANY AIRPLANE, MINE SURE SAVED ME.

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.