Loss of aircraft control. Ground loop.

Attributes
ACN	200888
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iad
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 420
ASRS Report	200888
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was taxiing and the wind kicked my tail and ground looped. I used my brake and the wind blew me sideways and forward. I believe the wind change was due to frontal passage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT CTL. GND LOOP.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING AND THE WIND KICKED MY TAIL AND GND LOOPED. I USED MY BRAKE AND THE WIND BLEW ME SIDEWAYS AND FORWARD. I BELIEVE THE WIND CHANGE WAS DUE TO FRONTAL PASSAGE.

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.