Pitts S-2 All Series
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15; Flight Crew Total 1600; Flight Crew Type 30
Distraction; Human-Machine Interface
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Returned To Gate; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
I was taxiing my Pitts around to get used to taxiing fast; it has been [X] months since I flew it. So I was taxiing fast to get used to the quick responsiveness of the rudder. Upon one of the simulated takeoffs the canopy must have not been locked fully and came open; as I reached for the canopy I pushed foreward on the elevator pushing the tail up and striking the prop on the ground to which the plane came to rest nose down. I turned off all switches and got out of the aircraft. I removed airplane from the runway and parked it back in my hangar.
Aviat Pitts S2A Single Pilot reported a prop strike during taxi practice.