Propeller strike during taxi on an unpaved but mown area of X36, fl.

Attributes
ACN	472580
Time
Date	200005
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x36.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	S-1 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	472580
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Situations
Airport	groundskeeping : x36.airport taxiway surface condition : x36.airport

Narrative:

Taxi accident involving my aircraft encountering gopher turtle hole while avoiding another hole in mown taxi area. Aircraft went on nose with no structural damage except to propeller and pride. No hard strike and propeller repairable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP STRIKE DURING TAXI ON AN UNPAVED BUT MOWN AREA OF X36, FL.

Narrative: TAXI ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY ACFT ENCOUNTERING GOPHER TURTLE HOLE WHILE AVOIDING ANOTHER HOLE IN MOWN TAXI AREA. ACFT WENT ON NOSE WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE EXCEPT TO PROP AND PRIDE. NO HARD STRIKE AND PROP REPAIRABLE.

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.