What happened
On Monday, November 15, 1999, at 13:30, a Jodel D 119 (registration F-PKMD) was participating in a local flight at Poitiers aerodrome. After receiving taxi instructions toward runway 03, the pilot proceeded to the mid-runway holding point. To perform pre-takeoff checks, the pilot oriented the aircraft into the wind.
Upon the pilot's request, the air traffic controller authorized the aircraft to line up on the runway and provided a wind update, noting a wind from 060 degrees at 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. The pilot expressed concern that performing a U-turn at the holding point would be difficult due to the wind conditions and decided to execute a taxi turn instead. As the pilot began taxiing a few meters to the left, the aircraft veered off the taxiway, resulting in propeller damage.