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As he attempted to taxi into position for takeoff on the hard packed snow; the pilot of a high wing single engine small aircraft on skis was unable to align with the 'ice' runway and; instead slid sideways and struck an adjacent runway edge light and an airport information sign. Damage to the aircraft was minimal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1161226 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201403 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Scout 8GCBC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 35 Flight Crew Total 350 Flight Crew Type 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I received clearance to depart from tower. I applied power and was in the process of taxiing onto the runway. The runway/ramp surface at the time was slick; hard-packed snow and I have straight skis on my plane. I attempted to taxi onto the runway; and was applying full right rudder input to make the right turn onto ski 2 for take off from the taxiway. I was unable to turn to the right and kept sliding to the left. I realized that I was not going to be able to make the turn; so I shut the mags off to stop the engine quickly. I kept sliding forward and ran off of the taxiway and took out a taxiway light and an airport information sign. The sign broke off of its break away mounts as did the taxiway light. There was a small amount of damage to the fiberglass cowling on my aircraft. I contacted the tower and advised them of the situation. I did not cross onto the runway at anytime. After about 40 minutes; they had the airport sign put back up and in operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: As he attempted to taxi into position for takeoff on the hard packed snow; the pilot of a high wing single engine small aircraft on skis was unable to align with the 'ice' runway and; instead slid sideways and struck an adjacent runway edge light and an airport information sign. Damage to the aircraft was minimal.
Narrative: I received clearance to depart from Tower. I applied power and was in the process of taxiing onto the runway. The runway/ramp surface at the time was slick; hard-packed snow and I have straight skis on my plane. I attempted to taxi onto the runway; and was applying full right rudder input to make the right turn onto SKI 2 for take off from the taxiway. I was unable to turn to the right and kept sliding to the left. I realized that I was not going to be able to make the turn; so I shut the mags off to stop the engine quickly. I kept sliding forward and ran off of the taxiway and took out a taxiway light and an airport information sign. The sign broke off of its break away mounts as did the taxiway light. There was a small amount of damage to the fiberglass cowling on my aircraft. I contacted the Tower and advised them of the situation. I did not cross onto the runway at anytime. After about 40 minutes; they had the airport sign put back up and in operation.
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