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Pilot made fast approach due to ice on his wings. He got stuck in tall grass closing a runway. Trucks had to pull the airplane off of the grass.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 206453 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rst |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rst artcc : czqx |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 623 flight time type : 282 |
| ASRS Report | 206453 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On landing rollout attempted to turn onto taxiway J. I thought I saw taxiway outlined by blue lights, but ended up off runway 31 stuck in grass north of runway 20. Runway 20, partially blocked by right wing, had been closed 20-30 mins while trucks came out and pulled me out of grass. No damage to airport equipment or my airplane. Because of an ice buildup on wings, I brought airplane in hot, (90 KTS across threshold), rollout to intersection was under control, but a little too fast to stop before leaving the runway. Attempts to get off grass were fruitless. Tower controller asked if I wanted trucks. Inbound small transport had to be diverted to runway 31 because 20 was closed. Controller assured me he wasn't going to file a report, only make notation in logbook.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT MADE FAST APCH DUE TO ICE ON HIS WINGS. HE GOT STUCK IN TALL GRASS CLOSING A RWY. TRUCKS HAD TO PULL THE AIRPLANE OFF OF THE GRASS.
Narrative: ON LNDG ROLLOUT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO TAXIWAY J. I THOUGHT I SAW TAXIWAY OUTLINED BY BLUE LIGHTS, BUT ENDED UP OFF RWY 31 STUCK IN GRASS N OF RWY 20. RWY 20, PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY R WING, HAD BEEN CLOSED 20-30 MINS WHILE TRUCKS CAME OUT AND PULLED ME OUT OF GRASS. NO DAMAGE TO ARPT EQUIP OR MY AIRPLANE. BECAUSE OF AN ICE BUILDUP ON WINGS, I BROUGHT AIRPLANE IN HOT, (90 KTS ACROSS THRESHOLD), ROLLOUT TO INTXN WAS UNDER CTL, BUT A LITTLE TOO FAST TO STOP BEFORE LEAVING THE RWY. ATTEMPTS TO GET OFF GRASS WERE FRUITLESS. TWR CTLR ASKED IF I WANTED TRUCKS. INBOUND SMT HAD TO BE DIVERTED TO RWY 31 BECAUSE 20 WAS CLOSED. CTLR ASSURED ME HE WASN'T GOING TO FILE A RPT, ONLY MAKE NOTATION IN LOGBOOK.
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.