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Taxiing traffic, an EMB120, suffers temporary loss of aircraft control while on taxiway and was unable to taxi any further. Had just landed during a brief snow storm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357996 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : evv |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| 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 : 230 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 5800 |
| ASRS Report | 357996 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Landed runway 22 at evv. Heavy snowshower prior to our arrival but runway 22 had been cleared just before we landed. Braking action reported fair to good. We landed runway 22 and reported braking action good. Encountered heavy snowfall 1/2 way down runway 22 while taxiing. Txwys had heavy snow with patches of ice. I was taxiing with extreme caution and very slowly due to poor visibility from snowfall. Winds were 230 degrees at 15 KTS, quite strong and while turning onto taxiway a, wind pushed tail of aircraft and we lost traction so that aircraft pivoted slightly and we could not continue taxi due to resultant position of aircraft on taxiway, and our suspicion of being on ice. Called operations, passenger and bags removed. Called for tug and aircraft towed to gate. No damage to aircraft was incurred. No injuries to passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TAXIING TFC, AN EMB120, SUFFERS TEMPORARY LOSS OF ACFT CTL WHILE ON TXWY AND WAS UNABLE TO TAXI ANY FURTHER. HAD JUST LANDED DURING A BRIEF SNOW STORM.
Narrative: LANDED RWY 22 AT EVV. HVY SNOWSHOWER PRIOR TO OUR ARR BUT RWY 22 HAD BEEN CLRED JUST BEFORE WE LANDED. BRAKING ACTION RPTED FAIR TO GOOD. WE LANDED RWY 22 AND RPTED BRAKING ACTION GOOD. ENCOUNTERED HVY SNOWFALL 1/2 WAY DOWN RWY 22 WHILE TAXIING. TXWYS HAD HVY SNOW WITH PATCHES OF ICE. I WAS TAXIING WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND VERY SLOWLY DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY FROM SNOWFALL. WINDS WERE 230 DEGS AT 15 KTS, QUITE STRONG AND WHILE TURNING ONTO TXWY A, WIND PUSHED TAIL OF ACFT AND WE LOST TRACTION SO THAT ACFT PIVOTED SLIGHTLY AND WE COULD NOT CONTINUE TAXI DUE TO RESULTANT POS OF ACFT ON TXWY, AND OUR SUSPICION OF BEING ON ICE. CALLED OPS, PAX AND BAGS REMOVED. CALLED FOR TUG AND ACFT TOWED TO GATE. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT WAS INCURRED. NO INJURIES TO PAX.
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.