Tractor driver reported losing control of the tug while towing across an icy ramp.

Narrative:

We moved aircraft from the gate to the north ramp. When we approached the north ramp; we hit a sheet of ice. We tried to come out of the turn but jacked knife the tug. In that area; you go from a high elevation to a low elevation. The whole area was iced up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Tractor driver reported losing control of the tug while towing across an icy ramp.

Narrative: We moved aircraft from the gate to the North Ramp. When we approached the North Ramp; we hit a sheet of ice. We tried to come out of the turn but jacked knife the tug. In that area; you go from a high elevation to a low elevation. The whole area was iced up.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1618409
Time
Date	201902
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Vehicle Driver
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown