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Crj captain reported accidentally shutting down the only operating engine on taxi in to the gate when a snow plow turned towards him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1219136 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DTW.Airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
After landing in dtw; we were taxiing to our gate. The taxiway conditions were snow-covered with fair braking action. We had shut down our right engine and left the APU shut down. A snow plow was on our right and just ahead of us. I was watching him when he abruptly started to turn left into us. I applied the brakes; with minimal effectiveness; and I was going to apply reverse thrust but muscle memory kicked in and I mistakenly shut down the right engine. We lost all power and rolled to a stop. The plow never completed his turn but saw us and turned right. We informed ATC and the flight attendant's and started the APU to restart the engines. Within two minutes the engine was running again and we taxied to the gate without incident. The threats were: 1. Snow plow 2. Slippery taxiway in retrospect my taxi speed was probably too high for conditions and [I was probably] in the snow plow's 'blind spot'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ Captain reported accidentally shutting down the only operating engine on taxi in to the gate when a snow plow turned towards him.
Narrative: After landing in DTW; we were taxiing to our gate. The taxiway conditions were snow-covered with fair braking action. We had shut down our right engine and left the APU shut down. A snow plow was on our right and just ahead of us. I was watching him when he abruptly started to turn left into us. I applied the brakes; with minimal effectiveness; and I was going to apply reverse thrust but muscle memory kicked in and I mistakenly shut down the right engine. We lost all power and rolled to a stop. The plow never completed his turn but saw us and turned right. We informed ATC and the FA's and started the APU to restart the engines. Within two minutes the engine was running again and we taxied to the gate without incident. The threats were: 1. Snow Plow 2. Slippery taxiway In retrospect my taxi speed was probably too high for conditions and [I was probably] in the snow plow's 'blind spot'.
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.