What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot conducting full stop landings to maintain pilot currency requirments completed a 180 degree turn at the end of the usable runway. Upon lining up, and at a full stop, for departure a wind gust from behind the aircraft caused the tail of the aircraft to rise. The pilot made immediate control input to lower the tail of the aircraft but not in sufficient time to stop the aircraft from pivoting on the main landing gear, resulting in the propeller stricking the ground. Minor propeller damage only.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT CONDUCTING FULL STOP LANDINGS TO MAINTAIN PILOT CURRENCY REQUIRMENTS COMPLETED A 180 DEGREE TURN AT THE END OF THE USABLE RUNWAY. UPON LINING UP, AND AT A FULL STOP, FOR DEPARTURE A WIND GUST FROM BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO RISE. THE PILOT MADE IMMEDIATE CONTROL INPUT TO LOWER THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT NOT IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM PIVOTING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRICKING THE GROUND. MINOR PROPELLER DAMAGE ONLY.
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