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A taxiing mdt turboprop hits a construction trailer with its wingtip. The WX was IMC with a snow covered ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396623 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| 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 : 200 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 396623 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
While taxiing out, ramp was slick with 5 inches of snow and blowing snow, visibility was poor and a construction trailer had been placed behind a fence our wingtip usually clears. As we turned, the aircraft started to slide, even with the brakes applied, and the wingtip hit the roof of the trailer. I believe the slick ramp and the new trailer were the cause of the problem. The trailer should have been further behind the fence instead of right next to it and the ramp should have been plowed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TAXIING MDT TURBOPROP HITS A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER WITH ITS WINGTIP. THE WX WAS IMC WITH A SNOW COVERED RAMP.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT, RAMP WAS SLICK WITH 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, VISIBILITY WAS POOR AND A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER HAD BEEN PLACED BEHIND A FENCE OUR WINGTIP USUALLY CLRS. AS WE TURNED, THE ACFT STARTED TO SLIDE, EVEN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, AND THE WINGTIP HIT THE ROOF OF THE TRAILER. I BELIEVE THE SLICK RAMP AND THE NEW TRAILER WERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROB. THE TRAILER SHOULD HAVE BEEN FURTHER BEHIND THE FENCE INSTEAD OF RIGHT NEXT TO IT AND THE RAMP SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLOWED.
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.