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Aviat pitts S2A single pilot reported a prop strike during taxi practice.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1738524 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Pitts S-2 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 1600 Flight Crew Type 30 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was taxiing my pitts around to get used to taxiing fast; it has been [X] months since I flew it. So I was taxiing fast to get used to the quick responsiveness of the rudder. Upon one of the simulated takeoffs the canopy must have not been locked fully and came open; as I reached for the canopy I pushed foreward on the elevator pushing the tail up and striking the prop on the ground to which the plane came to rest nose down. I turned off all switches and got out of the aircraft. I removed airplane from the runway and parked it back in my hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Aviat Pitts S2A Single Pilot reported a prop strike during taxi practice.
Narrative: I was taxiing my Pitts around to get used to taxiing fast; it has been [X] months since I flew it. So I was taxiing fast to get used to the quick responsiveness of the rudder. Upon one of the simulated takeoffs the canopy must have not been locked fully and came open; as I reached for the canopy I pushed foreward on the elevator pushing the tail up and striking the prop on the ground to which the plane came to rest nose down. I turned off all switches and got out of the aircraft. I removed airplane from the runway and parked it back in my hangar.
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.