Air carrier slids on icy taxiway through intersection. Needs to power back to turn properly.

Attributes
ACN	167889
Time
Date	199101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tvc
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lbb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	167889
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	167380
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Upon taxi for takeoff, the captain attempted to turn on to another taxiway to takeoff. We slid through the intersection. There was no place left to turn around and no pushback equipment was available. We then advised ground we needed to power back and with coordination between ATC ground control and company ramp people we proceeded to power-back. We then told ground that at this intersection, 'braking is nil.' they then sanded said intersection. We also told company we would have to be deiced due to pwring back on contaminated area, after which we were able to taxi west/O further problems and take off uneventfully. I believe we did everything in an extremely professional manner and if any fault lies, it is with tvc management for not having the txwys properly sanded.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR SLIDS ON ICY TXWY THROUGH INTXN. NEEDS TO POWER BACK TO TURN PROPERLY.

Narrative: UPON TAXI FOR TKOF, THE CAPT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON TO ANOTHER TXWY TO TKOF. WE SLID THROUGH THE INTXN. THERE WAS NO PLACE LEFT TO TURN AROUND AND NO PUSHBACK EQUIP WAS AVAILABLE. WE THEN ADVISED GND WE NEEDED TO PWR BACK AND WITH COORD BTWN ATC GND CTL AND COMPANY RAMP PEOPLE WE PROCEEDED TO PWR-BACK. WE THEN TOLD GND THAT AT THIS INTXN, 'BRAKING IS NIL.' THEY THEN SANDED SAID INTXN. WE ALSO TOLD COMPANY WE WOULD HAVE TO BE DEICED DUE TO PWRING BACK ON CONTAMINATED AREA, AFTER WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO TAXI W/O FURTHER PROBS AND TAKE OFF UNEVENTFULLY. I BELIEVE WE DID EVERYTHING IN AN EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL MANNER AND IF ANY FAULT LIES, IT IS WITH TVC MGMNT FOR NOT HAVING THE TXWYS PROPERLY SANDED.

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.