Narrative:

Roc, ny, runway 4/22. Braking action fair to poor. Most txwys and all other runways closed with 2-6 inches snow, ice, and blowing snow. Crew landed just over 1 hour earlier and discussed the poor condition of the last 1/2 - 2/3 of runway 22. Crew discussed with ground and other aircraft the runway condition for takeoff (ie, what had changed since landing). After being cleared into position for takeoff, and seeing first hand that the runway condition and nearly 90 degree crosswind made the runway unfit for takeoff, I informed tower that we would not attempt a takeoff. They asked if I could make a left turn to clear the runway and I informed them that I could. Although there was blowing snow, I could clearly see the taxi lights and outline of the prepared surface. I eased the aircraft into a left turn with differential power, coordinating braking, and nosewheel steering. After approximately 90 degrees of turn, I could feel the aircraft skidding on the slush and ice. I gently applied braking but the combination of slick conditions and a direct tailwind caused the nosewheel to become ineffective. The aircraft slid at a very slow speed, coming to a stop with the nosewheel approximately 3 ft on the frozen grass. There were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft. It was flown to chicago by the crew later in the day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 PIC ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF THE ACTIVE RWY WHEN WX AND RWY CONDITIONS DID NOT WARRANT A TKOF. ACFT SLIDES OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY WITH NOSEWHEEL ON THE FROZEN GRASS AREA. FLT CANCELED. PAX DEPLANED.

Narrative: ROC, NY, RWY 4/22. BRAKING ACTION FAIR TO POOR. MOST TXWYS AND ALL OTHER RWYS CLOSED WITH 2-6 INCHES SNOW, ICE, AND BLOWING SNOW. CREW LANDED JUST OVER 1 HR EARLIER AND DISCUSSED THE POOR CONDITION OF THE LAST 1/2 - 2/3 OF RWY 22. CREW DISCUSSED WITH GND AND OTHER ACFT THE RWY CONDITION FOR TKOF (IE, WHAT HAD CHANGED SINCE LNDG). AFTER BEING CLRED INTO POS FOR TKOF, AND SEEING FIRST HAND THAT THE RWY CONDITION AND NEARLY 90 DEG XWIND MADE THE RWY UNFIT FOR TKOF, I INFORMED TWR THAT WE WOULD NOT ATTEMPT A TKOF. THEY ASKED IF I COULD MAKE A L TURN TO CLR THE RWY AND I INFORMED THEM THAT I COULD. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS BLOWING SNOW, I COULD CLRLY SEE THE TAXI LIGHTS AND OUTLINE OF THE PREPARED SURFACE. I EASED THE ACFT INTO A L TURN WITH DIFFERENTIAL PWR, COORDINATING BRAKING, AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING. AFTER APPROX 90 DEGS OF TURN, I COULD FEEL THE ACFT SKIDDING ON THE SLUSH AND ICE. I GENTLY APPLIED BRAKING BUT THE COMBINATION OF SLICK CONDITIONS AND A DIRECT TAILWIND CAUSED THE NOSEWHEEL TO BECOME INEFFECTIVE. THE ACFT SLID AT A VERY SLOW SPD, COMING TO A STOP WITH THE NOSEWHEEL APPROX 3 FT ON THE FROZEN GRASS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. IT WAS FLOWN TO CHICAGO BY THE CREW LATER IN THE DAY.

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.