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Captain of a widebody transport stopped taxiing when the aircraft no longer had traction on the icy taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : abe |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | L-1011 Tri-Star All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 324285 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While attempting to turn left from taxiway D onto the outer taxiway B at jfk international, I was unable to turn the aircraft more than 45 degrees due to the complete lack of traction on the icy snow packed txwys. It was obvious any further attempt to negotiate the turn would have carried us off the taxiway, so we notified ground control, shut down the engines, and requested a company tug to tow us through the remainder of the turn all the while remaining centered on the txwys. Sanding was in progress at the time, but had not yet been accomplished at our location.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A WDB STOPPED TAXIING WHEN THE ACFT NO LONGER HAD TRACTION ON THE ICY TXWY.
Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN L FROM TXWY D ONTO THE OUTER TXWY B AT JFK INTL, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ACFT MORE THAN 45 DEGS DUE TO THE COMPLETE LACK OF TRACTION ON THE ICY SNOW PACKED TXWYS. IT WAS OBVIOUS ANY FURTHER ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE THE TURN WOULD HAVE CARRIED US OFF THE TXWY, SO WE NOTIFIED GND CTL, SHUT DOWN THE ENGS, AND REQUESTED A COMPANY TUG TO TOW US THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TURN ALL THE WHILE REMAINING CTRED ON THE TXWYS. SANDING WAS IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME, BUT HAD NOT YET BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AT OUR LOCATION.
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.