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Flight crew lost control of the aircraft when they encountered black ice on the taxiway. They regained control and continued with extreme caution.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1323100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RNO.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Taxiing out for the runway for departure; at the junction of B and a taxiways at rno we hit a patch of black ice; did an involuntary; slow 360 without leaving the pavement; and proceeded to slow taxi to the departure runway; after the 360; the runway boasted good braking action; our passengers were amused; and unafraid. Ground control informed us that a sand truck would be dispatched to the site of our spin out; and we departed without further delay. Actually the only thing I can say is be careful out there; especially in the mountain airports; in the wintertime. Make that all airports in the winter time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew lost control of the aircraft when they encountered black ice on the taxiway. They regained control and continued with extreme caution.
Narrative: Taxiing out for the runway for departure; at the junction of B and A taxiways at RNO we hit a patch of black ice; did an involuntary; slow 360 without leaving the pavement; and proceeded to slow taxi to the departure runway; after the 360; the runway boasted good braking action; our passengers were amused; and unafraid. Ground control informed us that a sand truck would be dispatched to the site of our spin out; and we departed without further delay. Actually the only thing I can say is be careful out there; especially in the mountain airports; in the wintertime. Make that all airports in the winter time.
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.