An atx pilot gndlooped his tail-dragging small transport and hit a taxiway sign in high winds.

Attributes
ACN	230419
Time
Date	199212
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : maf
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3690 flight time type : 1270
ASRS Report	230419
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I made the approach and landed on runway 10. I turned right on runway 16L and right on taxiway 'C' and was cleared to taxi to the ramp. At this time, I had a right quartering tailwind. As I was turning left onto taxiway 'P,' the wind caused the tail to swing around. I applied right brake and advanced the throttle on the left engine to stop the turn. The left engine failed to come up to power and the aircraft gndlooped and struck a large runway sign near the intersection of txwys 'C' and 'P.' the aircraft suffered damage to both propellers and the nose and tail. An incident report was filled out by the city of midland and sent to the lubbock, tx FSDO. In considering the events, I do not know what additional action I could have taken to avoid the incident. I feel the failure of the left engine to immediately come up to power was the main cause of the event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX PLT GNDLOOPED HIS TAIL-DRAGGING SMT AND HIT A TXWY SIGN IN HIGH WINDS.

Narrative: I MADE THE APCH AND LANDED ON RWY 10. I TURNED R ON RWY 16L AND R ON TXWY 'C' AND WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. AT THIS TIME, I HAD A R QUARTERING TAILWIND. AS I WAS TURNING L ONTO TXWY 'P,' THE WIND CAUSED THE TAIL TO SWING AROUND. I APPLIED R BRAKE AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE ON THE L ENG TO STOP THE TURN. THE L ENG FAILED TO COME UP TO PWR AND THE ACFT GNDLOOPED AND STRUCK A LARGE RWY SIGN NEAR THE INTXN OF TXWYS 'C' AND 'P.' THE ACFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPS AND THE NOSE AND TAIL. AN INCIDENT RPT WAS FILLED OUT BY THE CITY OF MIDLAND AND SENT TO THE LUBBOCK, TX FSDO. IN CONSIDERING THE EVENTS, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ADDITIONAL ACTION I COULD HAVE TAKEN TO AVOID THE INCIDENT. I FEEL THE FAILURE OF THE L ENG TO IMMEDIATELY COME UP TO PWR WAS THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE EVENT.

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.