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A C172 private pilot attempts to counteract the forces of a strong gust and suffers a propeller strike. Pilot cites the narrowness of the taxiway as confining and partly causal to event.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398564 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4i3 |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 66 flight time total : 1906 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 398564 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Taxiing with quartering tailwind, variable winds. Had elevator down and upwind aileron down. Gust came from about 90 degrees and blew wing up into about 30 degree bank. I applied power, rudder, and back control pressure to attempt a weathervane into wind. Propeller hit ground. No airframe damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PVT PLT ATTEMPTS TO COUNTERACT THE FORCES OF A STRONG GUST AND SUFFERS A PROP STRIKE. PLT CITES THE NARROWNESS OF THE TXWY AS CONFINING AND PARTLY CAUSAL TO EVENT.
Narrative: TAXIING WITH QUARTERING TAILWIND, VARIABLE WINDS. HAD ELEVATOR DOWN AND UPWIND AILERON DOWN. GUST CAME FROM ABOUT 90 DEGS AND BLEW WING UP INTO ABOUT 30 DEG BANK. I APPLIED PWR, RUDDER, AND BACK CTL PRESSURE TO ATTEMPT A WEATHERVANE INTO WIND. PROP HIT GND. NO AIRFRAME DAMAGE.
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.