Near runway excursion after temporary loss of aircraft control, taxiing traffic onto runway.

Attributes
ACN	219952
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	219952
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Holding short #2 for runway 18R in tpa, we were cleared by the tower to taxi around a commuter holding short #1, into position and hold. The runway was still wet from rains which had ended a few mins earlier, and as I attempted to make the left turn to line up on the centerline, the nose wheel started sliding on the painted threshold markings, and the plane wouldn't turn. I stopped the aircraft with the nose pointed to the southwest, and the nose wheel resting close to the right side runway edge stripe. At this point, I could have initiated a left turn back to the centerline, but I could see a runway light to the left of the nose and I wasn't sure if the nose wheel would miss the light in a 'blind' turn. With the coordination from the tower, we were able to solicit guidance from another air carrier now holding short. We returned to the centerline, received clearance, and took off. At no time was the aircraft off the concrete.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEAR RWY EXCURSION AFTER TEMPORARY LOSS OF ACFT CTL, TAXIING TFC ONTO RWY.

Narrative: HOLDING SHORT #2 FOR RWY 18R IN TPA, WE WERE CLRED BY THE TWR TO TAXI AROUND A COMMUTER HOLDING SHORT #1, INTO POS AND HOLD. THE RWY WAS STILL WET FROM RAINS WHICH HAD ENDED A FEW MINS EARLIER, AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE L TURN TO LINE UP ON THE CTRLINE, THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED SLIDING ON THE PAINTED THRESHOLD MARKINGS, AND THE PLANE WOULDN'T TURN. I STOPPED THE ACFT WITH THE NOSE POINTED TO THE SW, AND THE NOSE WHEEL RESTING CLOSE TO THE R SIDE RWY EDGE STRIPE. AT THIS POINT, I COULD HAVE INITIATED A L TURN BACK TO THE CTRLINE, BUT I COULD SEE A RWY LIGHT TO THE L OF THE NOSE AND I WASN'T SURE IF THE NOSE WHEEL WOULD MISS THE LIGHT IN A 'BLIND' TURN. WITH THE COORD FROM THE TWR, WE WERE ABLE TO SOLICIT GUIDANCE FROM ANOTHER ACR NOW HOLDING SHORT. WE RETURNED TO THE CTRLINE, RECEIVED CLRNC, AND TOOK OFF. AT NO TIME WAS THE ACFT OFF THE CONCRETE.

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.