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A319 captain experiences a momentary loss of control on an icy taxiway while turning on to the runway for takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1145912 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201401 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MSP.Airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
The aircraft briefly encountered a period of loss of braking and/or directional control on an icy taxiway during the turn onto the departure runway after being cleared for takeoff. Speed going into the turn was below 10 knots. The first sign of loss of control was lack of steering response. Directional and steering control was regained after a brief application of idle reverse thrust. Fortunately; the aircraft remained on the taxiway during the brief encounter. The tower was notified of the area of poor/nil braking. The flight proceeded normally thereafter. One contributing factor to the encounter was my self induced time pressure to ensure our takeoff would be accomplished before our deicing/anti-icing holdover time would expire; considering the number of aircraft observed lining up for final approach for landing on the runway we would be using for takeoff. Upon reflection; I believe a few knots slower in the turn might have avoided the encounter altogether. Lesson (re)learned? Haste makes waste!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain experiences a momentary loss of control on an icy taxiway while turning on to the runway for takeoff.
Narrative: The aircraft briefly encountered a period of loss of braking and/or directional control on an icy taxiway during the turn onto the departure runway after being cleared for takeoff. Speed going into the turn was below 10 knots. The first sign of loss of control was lack of steering response. Directional and steering control was regained after a brief application of idle reverse thrust. Fortunately; the aircraft remained on the taxiway during the brief encounter. The Tower was notified of the area of poor/nil braking. The flight proceeded normally thereafter. One contributing factor to the encounter was my self induced time pressure to ensure our takeoff would be accomplished before our deicing/anti-icing holdover time would expire; considering the number of aircraft observed lining up for final approach for landing on the runway we would be using for takeoff. Upon reflection; I believe a few knots slower in the turn might have avoided the encounter altogether. Lesson (re)learned? Haste makes waste!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.