Pilot loses control of a PA12 during taxi out in a strong tailwind. Aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	424530
Time
Date	199901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yum
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nas
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 380 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	424534
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Piper PA12 (tailwheel aircraft) ground looped while taxiing directly downwind. Wind was approximately 20 KTS and gusting. No one was injured. Plane received damage to right wingtip and right landing gear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT LOSES CTL OF A PA12 DURING TAXI OUT IN A STRONG TAILWIND. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: PIPER PA12 (TAILWHEEL ACFT) GND LOOPED WHILE TAXIING DIRECTLY DOWNWIND. WIND WAS APPROX 20 KTS AND GUSTING. NO ONE WAS INJURED. PLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO R WINGTIP AND R LNDG GEAR.

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.