Stearman pilot reported loss of control during engine run up resulting in a propeller ground strike.

Attributes
ACN	1488910
Time
Date	201710
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Stearman
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 20500 Flight Crew Type 12
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft

Narrative:

During static engine run up; while holding full up elevator; aircraft tail began to rise and aircraft propeller impacted the ground. Aircraft came to rest upright vertically on the propeller hub.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Stearman pilot reported loss of control during engine run up resulting in a propeller ground strike.

Narrative: During static engine run up; while holding full up elevator; aircraft tail began to rise and aircraft propeller impacted the ground. Aircraft came to rest upright vertically on the propeller hub.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.