Narrative:

I was cleared for takeoff. Tiger moth aircraft has tailskid and no brakes. As I tried to make crosswind turn onto txwys east and west onto active runway 19L the southeast wind caught me, making the turn impossible. I gunned engine to blast rudder and was headed for taxiway sign, so all I could do is add full power to regain control (directional). This lined me up with taxiway paralleling runway, so I took off from taxiway. No other aircraft around, nor people for at least 1/2 mi. No danger. Tower controller is making big issue of this. All I did was avoid wrecking my plane. Also, had I closed throttle, I was moving fast enough to have not had control, and southeast wind would have veered me to left (east) into lights. No harm was done and no one put in danger.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF TAIL DRAGGER NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES LOSES CTL OF ACFT WHILE TAXIING. RATHER THAN RUN INTO TAXI SIGN, DECIDES TO TAKE OFF FROM TXWY. THIS UPSETS TWR CTLR.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. TIGER MOTH ACFT HAS TAILSKID AND NO BRAKES. AS I TRIED TO MAKE XWIND TURN ONTO TXWYS E AND W ONTO ACTIVE RWY 19L THE SE WIND CAUGHT ME, MAKING THE TURN IMPOSSIBLE. I GUNNED ENG TO BLAST RUDDER AND WAS HEADED FOR TXWY SIGN, SO ALL I COULD DO IS ADD FULL PWR TO REGAIN CTL (DIRECTIONAL). THIS LINED ME UP WITH TXWY PARALLELING RWY, SO I TOOK OFF FROM TXWY. NO OTHER ACFT AROUND, NOR PEOPLE FOR AT LEAST 1/2 MI. NO DANGER. TWR CTLR IS MAKING BIG ISSUE OF THIS. ALL I DID WAS AVOID WRECKING MY PLANE. ALSO, HAD I CLOSED THROTTLE, I WAS MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO HAVE NOT HAD CTL, AND SE WIND WOULD HAVE VEERED ME TO L (E) INTO LIGHTS. NO HARM WAS DONE AND NO ONE PUT IN DANGER.

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.