DC10 runs over taxi lights at msp.

Attributes
ACN	459476
Time
Date	200001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Snow Ice
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 40
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : under tow
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	459476
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : taxiway ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other other : 6
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Company ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We had just landed and cleared runway 12R at msp. In contact with ground control and proceeding northwest on taxiway a. The runways and txwys were covered with ice and snow. Removal was in progress with braking action ranging from poor to good depending upon location. Captain seemed to be taxiing slowly but very close to left side taxiway lights (blue). I asked about clearance from the edge and the lights 3 times. He said it was ok. We very slowly passed a DC10 under tow off to our right. Wing walkers checked the clearance (I had my window open) and signaled us by. Ground asked us to make a 180 degree turn when clear and park at the gate. After the turn, one of the snow removal equipment operators radioed ground to say that a number of taxiway lights had been run down. From my seat it looked like 5 or 6 were gone or laying over in the snow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 RUNS OVER TAXI LIGHTS AT MSP.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST LANDED AND CLRED RWY 12R AT MSP. IN CONTACT WITH GND CTL AND PROCEEDING NW ON TXWY A. THE RWYS AND TXWYS WERE COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOW. REMOVAL WAS IN PROGRESS WITH BRAKING ACTION RANGING FROM POOR TO GOOD DEPENDING UPON LOCATION. CAPT SEEMED TO BE TAXIING SLOWLY BUT VERY CLOSE TO L SIDE TXWY LIGHTS (BLUE). I ASKED ABOUT CLRNC FROM THE EDGE AND THE LIGHTS 3 TIMES. HE SAID IT WAS OK. WE VERY SLOWLY PASSED A DC10 UNDER TOW OFF TO OUR R. WING WALKERS CHKED THE CLRNC (I HAD MY WINDOW OPEN) AND SIGNALED US BY. GND ASKED US TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN WHEN CLR AND PARK AT THE GATE. AFTER THE TURN, ONE OF THE SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP OPERATORS RADIOED GND TO SAY THAT A NUMBER OF TXWY LIGHTS HAD BEEN RUN DOWN. FROM MY SEAT IT LOOKED LIKE 5 OR 6 WERE GONE OR LAYING OVER IN THE SNOW.

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.