C172 pilot is blown off taxiway by strong gusty quartering tailwind despite best efforts to maintain...

Attributes
ACN	737587
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Weather Elements	Windshear other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 156 flight time total : 510 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	737587
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Took off early in the morning (around XA00 am) flew for about 4 hours and heard pilots having windshear and gusty wind problems at ZZZ. Searched for WX data for surrounding airports. ZZZ had winds right down the runway and was best choice for landing. Landed the airplane fine. When taxiing after turning onto taxiway D at the airport the nose dropped forward; the wind lifted my tail up and the airplane went left wing down off the taxiway. I had the proper wind correction in for a right quartering tailwind. I lost control of the plane as it went off the taxiway over a patch of grass and onto an adjacent service road. I was able to stop the plane on this service road. The final wind check I received before landing was 290 degrees at 27 KTS gusting to 34 KTS. The ATIS recorded 300 degrees at 27 KTS gusting to 42 KTS (unconfirmed). I feel I took all the proper precautions to prevent losing control of the airplane but wind was just too strong to prevent loss of control. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the aircraft felt like it was being lifted by a giant hand despite his best efforts to maintain control. The aircraft ended up against a sign which prevented further movement. Damage was done to the wing tip and the propeller was bent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PILOT IS BLOWN OFF TXWY BY STRONG GUSTY QUARTERING TAILWIND DESPITE BEST EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL; CAUSING DAMAGE TO WING TIP AND PROPELLER.

Narrative: TOOK OFF EARLY IN THE MORNING (AROUND XA00 AM) FLEW FOR ABOUT 4 HRS AND HEARD PLTS HAVING WINDSHEAR AND GUSTY WIND PROBS AT ZZZ. SEARCHED FOR WX DATA FOR SURROUNDING ARPTS. ZZZ HAD WINDS RIGHT DOWN THE RWY AND WAS BEST CHOICE FOR LNDG. LANDED THE AIRPLANE FINE. WHEN TAXIING AFTER TURNING ONTO TXWY D AT THE ARPT THE NOSE DROPPED FORWARD; THE WIND LIFTED MY TAIL UP AND THE AIRPLANE WENT L WING DOWN OFF THE TXWY. I HAD THE PROPER WIND CORRECTION IN FOR A R QUARTERING TAILWIND. I LOST CTL OF THE PLANE AS IT WENT OFF THE TXWY OVER A PATCH OF GRASS AND ONTO AN ADJACENT SVC ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE PLANE ON THIS SVC ROAD. THE FINAL WIND CHK I RECEIVED BEFORE LNDG WAS 290 DEGS AT 27 KTS GUSTING TO 34 KTS. THE ATIS RECORDED 300 DEGS AT 27 KTS GUSTING TO 42 KTS (UNCONFIRMED). I FEEL I TOOK ALL THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT LOSING CTL OF THE AIRPLANE BUT WIND WAS JUST TOO STRONG TO PREVENT LOSS OF CTL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER STATED THAT THE ACFT FELT LIKE IT WAS BEING LIFTED BY A GIANT HAND DESPITE HIS BEST EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE ACFT ENDED UP AGAINST A SIGN WHICH PREVENTED FURTHER MOVEMENT. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE WING TIP AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

C172 pilot is blown off taxiway by strong gusty quartering tailwind despite best efforts to maintain control; causing damage to wing tip and propeller.