Taxiing aircraft is hit by wind gust and hits another aircraft parked nearby.

Attributes
ACN	143342
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 3100
ASRS Report	143342
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Aircraft was parked at fuel pumps. When it became time to return aircraft to hangar, operator and other pilot pushed back aircraft Y so there would be sufficient clearance to taxi for both aircraft. Aircraft X was started, parking brake was released and full deflection of rudder pedal and brake was applied to turn aircraft and taxi clear of aircraft Y. When aircraft was bout 1/4 through the turn, strong gust tailwind caught aircraft X (30 KTS) and pushed aircraft X (similar to wheelbarrow) toward aircraft Y. Right wing contacted nose of aircraft Y and in turn aircraft X turned into aircraft Y. Operator shut off ignition and mixture and prepared to evacuate/evacuation prior to propeller striking right outboard aircraft Y's cowl. Braking was not effective enough. Propeller was still winding down as it contacted aircraft Y's cowl. Damage to aircraft X minimal. Right leading edge skin (outboard), nicks in propeller, minimal cowl damage from stationary aircraft Y's propeller. Aircraft Y damage minimum, cowl tear from aircraft X propeller. Contributing factors: strong gusting tailwind. Corrective action: shut down power. Human action/reaction: unexpected gust of wind added to forward momentum of aircraft, so rapidly that immediate full deflection failed to control aircraft without contact with other aircraft. It should be pointed out that corrective action that was taken, prevented aircraft X from a more direct contact with aircraft Y and minimized end result (no injuries or structural damage end).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING ACFT IS HIT BY WIND GUST AND HITS ANOTHER ACFT PARKED NEARBY.

Narrative: ACFT WAS PARKED AT FUEL PUMPS. WHEN IT BECAME TIME TO RETURN ACFT TO HANGAR, OPERATOR AND OTHER PLT PUSHED BACK ACFT Y SO THERE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT CLRNC TO TAXI FOR BOTH ACFT. ACFT X WAS STARTED, PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED AND FULL DEFLECTION OF RUDDER PEDAL AND BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO TURN ACFT AND TAXI CLR OF ACFT Y. WHEN ACFT WAS BOUT 1/4 THROUGH THE TURN, STRONG GUST TAILWIND CAUGHT ACFT X (30 KTS) AND PUSHED ACFT X (SIMILAR TO WHEELBARROW) TOWARD ACFT Y. RIGHT WING CONTACTED NOSE OF ACFT Y AND IN TURN ACFT X TURNED INTO ACFT Y. OPERATOR SHUT OFF IGNITION AND MIXTURE AND PREPARED TO EVAC PRIOR TO PROP STRIKING RIGHT OUTBOARD ACFT Y'S COWL. BRAKING WAS NOT EFFECTIVE ENOUGH. PROP WAS STILL WINDING DOWN AS IT CONTACTED ACFT Y'S COWL. DAMAGE TO ACFT X MINIMAL. RIGHT LEADING EDGE SKIN (OUTBOARD), NICKS IN PROP, MINIMAL COWL DAMAGE FROM STATIONARY ACFT Y'S PROP. ACFT Y DAMAGE MINIMUM, COWL TEAR FROM ACFT X PROP. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: STRONG GUSTING TAILWIND. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SHUT DOWN PWR. HUMAN ACTION/REACTION: UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND ADDED TO FORWARD MOMENTUM OF ACFT, SO RAPIDLY THAT IMMEDIATE FULL DEFLECTION FAILED TO CONTROL ACFT WITHOUT CONTACT WITH OTHER ACFT. IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN, PREVENTED ACFT X FROM A MORE DIRECT CONTACT WITH ACFT Y AND MINIMIZED END RESULT (NO INJURIES OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE END).

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.