PA32 pilot encounters severe wind gust while taxiing and damages wingtip.

Attributes
ACN	556020
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lcq.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 890 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	556020
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Turning off wet turf runway, encountered severe wind gust, which caused the aircraft to skid. Aircraft encountered wingtip damage. No property damage, and no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 PLT ENCOUNTERS SEVERE WIND GUST WHILE TAXIING AND DAMAGES WINGTIP.

Narrative: TURNING OFF WET TURF RWY, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WIND GUST, WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO SKID. ACFT ENCOUNTERED WINGTIP DAMAGE. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND NO INJURIES.

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.