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Air carrier light transport aircraft slid off taxiway and became stuck in the mud off the side of the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 221380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mkl |
| State Reference | TN |
| 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 | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 221380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 175 |
| ASRS Report | 221484 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While taxiing in to drop off passenger we were on taxiway 'C' at mkl. There was a truck parked on the side of the taxiway. He had something to do with an air show scheduled for the following day. The driver had no radio and was walking away from the truck with no way to communicate, and the fact that taxiway 'C' was the only taxiway open to the ramp due to airport construction, we elected to taxi around the truck. As the aircraft's right tire got too close to the edge of the taxiway, the asphalt gave way and the aircraft tire slipped off the taxiway onto the grass. Because of the heavy rains the night before, the tire sank and we were stuck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LTT ACFT SLID OFF TAXIWAY AND BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD OFF THE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN TO DROP OFF PAX WE WERE ON TAXIWAY 'C' AT MKL. THERE WAS A TRUCK PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. HE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH AN AIR SHOW SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DRIVER HAD NO RADIO AND WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THE TRUCK WITH NO WAY TO COMMUNICATE, AND THE FACT THAT TAXIWAY 'C' WAS THE ONLY TAXIWAY OPEN TO THE RAMP DUE TO ARPT CONSTRUCTION, WE ELECTED TO TAXI AROUND THE TRUCK. AS THE ACFT'S R TIRE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY, THE ASPHALT GAVE WAY AND THE ACFT TIRE SLIPPED OFF THE TAXIWAY ONTO THE GRASS. BECAUSE OF THE HVY RAINS THE NIGHT BEFORE, THE TIRE SANK AND WE WERE STUCK.
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.