A DC9-30 slides off of ice covered taxiway F at dtw during a night taxi operation.

Attributes
ACN	430260
Time
Date	199903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Snow Ice Fog other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	430260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	430412
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport Weather
Primary Problem	Weather
Situations
Airport	snow removal : dtw.airport taxiway surface condition : dtw.airport

Narrative:

While taxiing on runway 9L (after landing on runway 3L) eastbound, we were cleared to turn left on taxiway F. While approaching the taxiway, a slow turn to the left was initiated. When the nose of the aircraft was diagonal to the wind, the aircraft swung nose left (ice and wind) and began sliding forward. Braking was nil and the nose of the aircraft departed the taxiway. The aircraft stopped with the mains on the taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 SLIDES OFF OF ICE COVERED TXWY F AT DTW DURING A NIGHT TAXI OP.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING ON RWY 9L (AFTER LNDG ON RWY 3L) EBOUND, WE WERE CLRED TO TURN L ON TXWY F. WHILE APCHING THE TXWY, A SLOW TURN TO THE L WAS INITIATED. WHEN THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS DIAGONAL TO THE WIND, THE ACFT SWUNG NOSE L (ICE AND WIND) AND BEGAN SLIDING FORWARD. BRAKING WAS NIL AND THE NOSE OF THE ACFT DEPARTED THE TXWY. THE ACFT STOPPED WITH THE MAINS ON THE TXWY.

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.