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An MD83, while taxiing out for takeoff on a snow covered taxiway, the aircraft nosewheel left the taxiway. No damage incurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421061 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fai airport : fai |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 421061 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 421452 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On taxi out for takeoff at fai, made a right turn from ramp. Believed this was a paved area. When first officer, who had been heads down, looked up, he said 'this doesn't look right.' so I stopped aircraft, determined aircraft nose gear was not on pavement. Aircraft towed back to gate. No damage or injuries. Additional factors include a snow covered ramp with no delineation between paved surface and unpaved surface. This was my first taxi at fai with a snow covered ramp. Also, crew fatigue was a factor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD83, WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF ON A SNOW COVERED TXWY, THE ACFT NOSEWHEEL LEFT THE TXWY. NO DAMAGE INCURRED.
Narrative: ON TAXI OUT FOR TKOF AT FAI, MADE A R TURN FROM RAMP. BELIEVED THIS WAS A PAVED AREA. WHEN FO, WHO HAD BEEN HEADS DOWN, LOOKED UP, HE SAID 'THIS DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT.' SO I STOPPED ACFT, DETERMINED ACFT NOSE GEAR WAS NOT ON PAVEMENT. ACFT TOWED BACK TO GATE. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. ADDITIONAL FACTORS INCLUDE A SNOW COVERED RAMP WITH NO DELINEATION BTWN PAVED SURFACE AND UNPAVED SURFACE. THIS WAS MY FIRST TAXI AT FAI WITH A SNOW COVERED RAMP. ALSO, CREW FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR.
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.