Holding short of taxiway wind from right and rear tipped tricycle gear type small aircraft on nose a...

Attributes
ACN	172019
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	172019
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed park area. ATIS gave wind 170/15, clear to taxi. Upon leaving park line, hold well short (approximately 100'?) of taxi B for 'small transport jet' on taxi while waiting wind tipped small aircraft aircraft up on nose and left wingtip. Controls correct for wind direction, brakes applied. As plane began to tip over, attempted to manipulate controls to 'fly' aircraft. It seemed to slow the rate of tipping(?) a bit but not enough. I'm unaware of any further actions I could have taken with the possible exception of releasing the downwind brake to see if it might wxcock into the wind. Corrective action. With the possible exception of designing the ramp layout to diminish the possibility of funneling/venturi I can't think of a thing. The wind at the time should not have been enough to tip the plane and I suspect I was far enough back that the small transport jet should not have had any effect.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY WIND FROM RIGHT AND REAR TIPPED TRICYCLE GEAR TYPE SMA ON NOSE AND LEFT WING TIP.

Narrative: DEPARTED PARK AREA. ATIS GAVE WIND 170/15, CLR TO TAXI. UPON LEAVING PARK LINE, HOLD WELL SHORT (APPROX 100'?) OF TAXI B FOR 'SMT JET' ON TAXI WHILE WAITING WIND TIPPED SMA ACFT UP ON NOSE AND L WINGTIP. CTLS CORRECT FOR WIND DIRECTION, BRAKES APPLIED. AS PLANE BEGAN TO TIP OVER, ATTEMPTED TO MANIPULATE CTLS TO 'FLY' ACFT. IT SEEMED TO SLOW THE RATE OF TIPPING(?) A BIT BUT NOT ENOUGH. I'M UNAWARE OF ANY FURTHER ACTIONS I COULD HAVE TAKEN WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF RELEASING THE DOWNWIND BRAKE TO SEE IF IT MIGHT WXCOCK INTO THE WIND. CORRECTIVE ACTION. WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF DESIGNING THE RAMP LAYOUT TO DIMINISH THE POSSIBILITY OF FUNNELING/VENTURI I CAN'T THINK OF A THING. THE WIND AT THE TIME SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO TIP THE PLANE AND I SUSPECT I WAS FAR ENOUGH BACK THAT THE SMT JET SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY EFFECT.

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.

Holding short of taxiway wind from right and rear tipped tricycle gear type small aircraft on nose and left wing tip.