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Captain of medium large transport air carrier aircraft inadvertently taxied off ramp onto grassy unimproved area causing aircraft to sink and become stuck in mud.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 227207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 227207 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
While taxiing to the gate on uncontrolled ramp area near gate, the left main gear dropped off the ramp onto soaked ground and sunk in 4 inches. The ramp is irregular in its shape and has a strip of grass that separates the unmarked taxiway at 90 degrees to ramp. This strip or grass was not marked and was not visible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF MLG ACR ACFT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED OFF RAMP ONTO GRASSY UNIMPROVED AREA CAUSING ACFT TO SINK AND BECOME STUCK IN MUD.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE ON UNCTLED RAMP AREA NEAR GATE, THE L MAIN GEAR DROPPED OFF THE RAMP ONTO SOAKED GND AND SUNK IN 4 INCHES. THE RAMP IS IRREGULAR IN ITS SHAPE AND HAS A STRIP OF GRASS THAT SEPARATES THE UNMARKED TAXIWAY AT 90 DEGS TO RAMP. THIS STRIP OR GRASS WAS NOT MARKED AND WAS NOT VISIBLE.
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.