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Air carrier flight crew reported becoming stuck in snow during taxi to their gate at ewr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1432824 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Arrival and landing at ewr were normal operations. We taxied via ground control to the ramp as normal and ramp control assigned 'direct access' as our gate arrival instructions. At ewr 'direct access' refers to taxiway uniform. As we approached taxiway uniform we noticed that it was still covered with snow. There were no notams or ATIS information that indicated this taxiway being closed. The taxiway had obviously been used for normal operations. I slowed the aircraft to mitigate any slipping or sliding. I made the turn onto taxiway uniform as we approached the gate the ramp agents held up an 'X' with the marshalling batons and I stopped the aircraft. The aircraft became stuck in the snow at this point. The ramp agents eventually hooked up a tug and pushed us further into the snow. A snow plow truck tried to start plowing snow directly in front of us very close to the aircraft with the engines running. We did not have communications with the ramp crew and I tried to wave the plow truck away from the aircraft. I elected to shut the number 2 engine down as a safety precaution because of the plow truck. The ramp agents then connected a different tug and towed us into the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reported becoming stuck in snow during taxi to their gate at EWR.
Narrative: Arrival and landing at EWR were normal operations. We taxied via ground control to the ramp as normal and Ramp Control assigned 'direct access' as our gate arrival instructions. At EWR 'direct access' refers to Taxiway Uniform. As we approached taxiway Uniform we noticed that it was still covered with snow. There were no NOTAMs or ATIS information that indicated this taxiway being closed. The taxiway had obviously been used for normal operations. I slowed the aircraft to mitigate any slipping or sliding. I made the turn onto taxiway Uniform as we approached the gate the ramp agents held up an 'X' with the marshalling batons and I stopped the aircraft. The aircraft became stuck in the snow at this point. The ramp agents eventually hooked up a tug and pushed us further into the snow. A snow plow truck tried to start plowing snow directly in front of us very close to the aircraft with the engines running. We did not have communications with the ramp crew and I tried to wave the plow truck away from the aircraft. I elected to shut the number 2 engine down as a safety precaution because of the plow truck. The ramp agents then connected a different tug and towed us into the gate.
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.