Narrative:

After a 45 min pleasure flight which included 6 takeoffs and lndgs (4 at azo) a return flight to btl airport was made. After completion of the landing rollout on runway 05 at btl, the aircraft experienced a gust of wind from the northeast at approximately 14 KTS. It is believed that this wind caused the aircraft to yaw left, and picking up the tail to the extent that the propeller struck the ground, damaging the wooden propeller. It is believed, that the gust of wind was not in itself enough to cause this occurrence. But, given the fact that a building has been recently constructed, which may cause winds out of the northeast to become unpredictable and turbulent, thus causing a rolling effect. This turbulence is enough to cause one to lose control of an aircraft even though crosswind procedures were applied on the ground. No injuries resulted, very minor damage occurred to the aircraft other than a damaged propeller. It should be noted too that very light brake pressure was applied during the nose over further investigation will be made as to a hung brake problem. At the time of this occurrence, the aircraft was firmly on the ground, landing was complete, and the aircraft was then in the taxi mode on the runway 05. Aircraft speed was estimated at below 15 mph -- more likely 10 mph as the airspeed indicator was reading zero -- registered in mph.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT LOST CTL OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND IN GUST OF WIND DURING TAXI CAUSING THE ACFT TO NOSE-UP AND STRIKE THE PROP.

Narrative: AFTER A 45 MIN PLEASURE FLT WHICH INCLUDED 6 TKOFS AND LNDGS (4 AT AZO) A RETURN FLT TO BTL ARPT WAS MADE. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE LNDG ROLLOUT ON RWY 05 AT BTL, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE NE AT APPROX 14 KTS. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS WIND CAUSED THE ACFT TO YAW L, AND PICKING UP THE TAIL TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PROP STRUCK THE GND, DAMAGING THE WOODEN PROP. IT IS BELIEVED, THAT THE GUST OF WIND WAS NOT IN ITSELF ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS OCCURRENCE. BUT, GIVEN THE FACT THAT A BUILDING HAS BEEN RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED, WHICH MAY CAUSE WINDS OUT OF THE NE TO BECOME UNPREDICTABLE AND TURBULENT, THUS CAUSING A ROLLING EFFECT. THIS TURB IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE ONE TO LOSE CTL OF AN ACFT EVEN THOUGH XWIND PROCS WERE APPLIED ON THE GND. NO INJURIES RESULTED, VERY MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE ACFT OTHER THAN A DAMAGED PROP. IT SHOULD BE NOTED TOO THAT VERY LIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED DURING THE NOSE OVER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE MADE AS TO A HUNG BRAKE PROB. AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE, THE ACFT WAS FIRMLY ON THE GND, LNDG WAS COMPLETE, AND THE ACFT WAS THEN IN THE TAXI MODE ON THE RWY 05. ACFT SPD WAS ESTIMATED AT BELOW 15 MPH -- MORE LIKELY 10 MPH AS THE AIRSPD INDICATOR WAS READING ZERO -- REGISTERED IN MPH.

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.