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A300 captain reported regretting his decision not to de-ice the aircraft before departure even though it was snowing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1614427 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During the turn it was snowing. The snow was not sticking and if you waved your hand over it then it would blow off. I knew the residual snow would blow off as soon as we moved the airplane and it was like a snow storm outside the cockpit window as soon as we pushed back which confirmed my decision. If it hadn't done that I would've gone to de-ice and if I could do the hindsight decision I probably should've just gone and did it anyway since you can't be faulted for de-icing.[my] experience should've told me to just go get de-iced.get de-iced if there is even if there's a slim chance you need it. Each and every flight is different so you must remain flexible to all the variables.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 Captain reported regretting his decision not to de-ice the aircraft before departure even though it was snowing.
Narrative: During the turn it was snowing. The snow was not sticking and if you waved your hand over it then it would blow off. I knew the residual snow would blow off as soon as we moved the airplane and it was like a snow storm outside the cockpit window as soon as we pushed back which confirmed my decision. If it hadn't done that I would've gone to de-ice and if I could do the hindsight decision I probably should've just gone and did it anyway since you can't be faulted for de-icing.[My] experience should've told me to just go get de-iced.Get de-iced if there is even if there's a slim chance you need it. Each and every flight is different so you must remain flexible to all the variables.
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.