Air carrier heavy transport taxiing out at bgr skidded into a taxiway light.

Attributes
ACN	165958
Time
Date	199012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bgr
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	165958
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	162238
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was taxiing to takeoff on runway 15 at bgr after making a fuel stop while en route from cdg to ord. Since it was my first time in bgr, I was taxiing rather slowly. The controller suggested that if we taxied a little faster, he could get us out ahead of an arrival 4 mi outside the OM. I did speed up a little. Temperature was near freezing, with mist in the air, but no snow or frost on the ground or any other visible indication of ice on the taxiway. Approaching the takeoff end of the runway, I started applying brakes too slowly for the 90 degree left turn onto the runway. There was no traction at all. The brakes weren't doing a thing and I wasn't getting any response from the nose wheel steering. By using asymmetrical reverse thrust, I was able to make the turn within the confines of the taxiway, but did pick up a piece of taxiway light lens glass in #4 rear tire. After returning to the blocks to have the aircraft inspected, we continued west/O further incident. A greater awareness of the possibility of black ice, by both controller and pilots might help prevent further occurrences.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HVT TAXIING OUT AT BGR SKIDDED INTO A TXWY LIGHT.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING TO TKOF ON RWY 15 AT BGR AFTER MAKING A FUEL STOP WHILE ENRTE FROM CDG TO ORD. SINCE IT WAS MY FIRST TIME IN BGR, I WAS TAXIING RATHER SLOWLY. THE CTLR SUGGESTED THAT IF WE TAXIED A LITTLE FASTER, HE COULD GET US OUT AHEAD OF AN ARR 4 MI OUTSIDE THE OM. I DID SPD UP A LITTLE. TEMP WAS NEAR FREEZING, WITH MIST IN THE AIR, BUT NO SNOW OR FROST ON THE GND OR ANY OTHER VISIBLE INDICATION OF ICE ON THE TXWY. APCHING THE TKOF END OF THE RWY, I STARTED APPLYING BRAKES TOO SLOWLY FOR THE 90 DEG LEFT TURN ONTO THE RWY. THERE WAS NO TRACTION AT ALL. THE BRAKES WEREN'T DOING A THING AND I WASN'T GETTING ANY RESPONSE FROM THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING. BY USING ASYMMETRICAL REVERSE THRUST, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE TXWY, BUT DID PICK UP A PIECE OF TXWY LIGHT LENS GLASS IN #4 REAR TIRE. AFTER RETURNING TO THE BLOCKS TO HAVE THE ACFT INSPECTED, WE CONTINUED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. A GREATER AWARENESS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF BLACK ICE, BY BOTH CTLR AND PLTS MIGHT HELP PREVENT FURTHER OCCURRENCES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.