C172 pilot encounters strong xwinds during taxi and departs taxiway hitting tree and bushes at 13FA.

Attributes
ACN	582637
Time
Date	200305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 3000
ASRS Report	582637
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : taxiway ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing out of hangar for radio check, got caught in gusty wind. Aircraft (converted to tailwheel) started to WX vane, rudder and brake would not straighten it out. Added full power to avoid deep ditch. Missed ditch, but hit brush and small saplings in a semi-circle motion. Damaged right wingtip, propeller, wheel pants, right gear landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT ENCOUNTERS STRONG XWINDS DURING TAXI AND DEPARTS TXWY HITTING TREE AND BUSHES AT 13FA.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT OF HANGAR FOR RADIO CHK, GOT CAUGHT IN GUSTY WIND. ACFT (CONVERTED TO TAILWHEEL) STARTED TO WX VANE, RUDDER AND BRAKE WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. ADDED FULL PWR TO AVOID DEEP DITCH. MISSED DITCH, BUT HIT BRUSH AND SMALL SAPLINGS IN A SEMI-CIRCLE MOTION. DAMAGED R WINGTIP, PROP, WHEEL PANTS, R GEAR LNDG.

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.