<< >> NASA ASRS Report 288805, November 1994

Pilot of atx small aircraft sel lost control of aircraft during taxi off the runway after landing due to the wind blowing the aircraft over an icy runway.

Attributes
ACN	288805
Time
Date	199411
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sxp
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	288805
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I landed on runway 20. Wind was about 25 mph, from 260 degrees. Ramp is on approach end of runway 20, so I back taxied down runway 02. A right 90 degree turn is required to turn into the ramp area. However, the entire runway/ramp was covered with ice underneath 1-2 inches of powder snow, which was not evident until I started to turn. The wind and forward momentum kept pushing the aircraft forward. The brakes and steering had no effect. The propeller struck a metal sign that was placed on the runway itself that serves as an end of runway marker. Damaged consisted of bent propeller and a small hole in the left flap where a piece of the sign went through. If I had known the far end of the runway was ice covered I would have taxied more slowly. There were no PIREPS for this landing strip.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF ATX SMA SEL LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING TAXI OFF THE RWY AFTER LNDG DUE TO THE WIND BLOWING THE ACFT OVER AN ICY RWY.

Narrative: I LANDED ON RWY 20. WIND WAS ABOUT 25 MPH, FROM 260 DEGS. RAMP IS ON APCH END OF RWY 20, SO I BACK TAXIED DOWN RWY 02. A R 90 DEG TURN IS REQUIRED TO TURN INTO THE RAMP AREA. HOWEVER, THE ENTIRE RWY/RAMP WAS COVERED WITH ICE UNDERNEATH 1-2 INCHES OF POWDER SNOW, WHICH WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL I STARTED TO TURN. THE WIND AND FORWARD MOMENTUM KEPT PUSHING THE ACFT FORWARD. THE BRAKES AND STEERING HAD NO EFFECT. THE PROP STRUCK A METAL SIGN THAT WAS PLACED ON THE RWY ITSELF THAT SERVES AS AN END OF RWY MARKER. DAMAGED CONSISTED OF BENT PROP AND A SMALL HOLE IN THE L FLAP WHERE A PIECE OF THE SIGN WENT THROUGH. IF I HAD KNOWN THE FAR END OF THE RWY WAS ICE COVERED I WOULD HAVE TAXIED MORE SLOWLY. THERE WERE NO PIREPS FOR THIS LNDG STRIP.

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.