Narrative:

I was PIC in RV4. I had taxied from FBO at houston intercontinental kiah as directed by ground control to the end of runway 15R via taxiway wc to stub wc anticipating departure to destination georgetown kgtu. I held short of the runway hold line and informed tower I was ready for departure in sequence. While holding on the west side of the runway, I observed numerous transport jet departures from the east side taxiway to the runway, taxiway wc, with a long line waiting in sequence. After holding approximately 10-15 mins, I informed the tower my engine was heating up (rising oil temperature) and asked for departure when able. I was cleared into 'position and hold, caution, wake turbulence' by tower. I observed the most recent departure, an MD80 type aircraft, now approximately 3000 ft down the runway on the takeoff roll. I taxied cautiously forward, aware that the jetblast from the departing aircraft engines might still be lingering. I was aware from ATIS that the winds were directly into my nose as I taxied at 10-15 KTS. As I moved forward at approximately 2 KTS, I held the stick fully aft. The tail of the aircraft lifted to a level flight position, with a turbulent feeling in the stick. I was aware this was most likely jetblast turbulence. The tail lowered slightly, then rose again very slowly to a tail high position. I was aware at this point the propeller was going to contact the runway. I rapidly moved the throttle and mixture together to low idle/cutoff. The propeller struck the runway 2-4 times as the engine stopped. The aircraft came to rest on its nose, contacting just under the carburetor air intake and the lower portion of the wheel pants. I secured all switches, fuel off, made 1 call to tower of my problem, exited the aircraft, lowered the tail to the runway gently and walked the aircraft clear of the runway hold line west of the runway and awaited assistance. The entire episode from my taxiing forward to my manual exit of the runway was approximately 3-5 mins. This nose tipping excursion was very slow and I was physically unharmed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PROP STRIKE IN AN RV-4 WHEN ACFT ENCOUNTERS A JETBLAST FROM A DEP MD-80 AT IAH, TX.

Narrative: I WAS PIC IN RV4. I HAD TAXIED FROM FBO AT HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL KIAH AS DIRECTED BY GND CTL TO THE END OF RWY 15R VIA TXWY WC TO STUB WC ANTICIPATING DEP TO DEST GEORGETOWN KGTU. I HELD SHORT OF THE RWY HOLD LINE AND INFORMED TWR I WAS READY FOR DEP IN SEQUENCE. WHILE HOLDING ON THE W SIDE OF THE RWY, I OBSERVED NUMEROUS TRANSPORT JET DEPS FROM THE E SIDE TXWY TO THE RWY, TXWY WC, WITH A LONG LINE WAITING IN SEQUENCE. AFTER HOLDING APPROX 10-15 MINS, I INFORMED THE TWR MY ENG WAS HEATING UP (RISING OIL TEMP) AND ASKED FOR DEP WHEN ABLE. I WAS CLRED INTO 'POS AND HOLD, CAUTION, WAKE TURB' BY TWR. I OBSERVED THE MOST RECENT DEP, AN MD80 TYPE ACFT, NOW APPROX 3000 FT DOWN THE RWY ON THE TKOF ROLL. I TAXIED CAUTIOUSLY FORWARD, AWARE THAT THE JETBLAST FROM THE DEPARTING ACFT ENGS MIGHT STILL BE LINGERING. I WAS AWARE FROM ATIS THAT THE WINDS WERE DIRECTLY INTO MY NOSE AS I TAXIED AT 10-15 KTS. AS I MOVED FORWARD AT APPROX 2 KTS, I HELD THE STICK FULLY AFT. THE TAIL OF THE ACFT LIFTED TO A LEVEL FLT POS, WITH A TURBULENT FEELING IN THE STICK. I WAS AWARE THIS WAS MOST LIKELY JETBLAST TURB. THE TAIL LOWERED SLIGHTLY, THEN ROSE AGAIN VERY SLOWLY TO A TAIL HIGH POS. I WAS AWARE AT THIS POINT THE PROP WAS GOING TO CONTACT THE RWY. I RAPIDLY MOVED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE TOGETHER TO LOW IDLE/CUTOFF. THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY 2-4 TIMES AS THE ENG STOPPED. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE, CONTACTING JUST UNDER THE CARB AIR INTAKE AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WHEEL PANTS. I SECURED ALL SWITCHES, FUEL OFF, MADE 1 CALL TO TWR OF MY PROB, EXITED THE ACFT, LOWERED THE TAIL TO THE RWY GENTLY AND WALKED THE ACFT CLR OF THE RWY HOLD LINE W OF THE RWY AND AWAITED ASSISTANCE. THE ENTIRE EPISODE FROM MY TAXIING FORWARD TO MY MANUAL EXIT OF THE RWY WAS APPROX 3-5 MINS. THIS NOSE TIPPING EXCURSION WAS VERY SLOW AND I WAS PHYSICALLY UNHARMED.

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.