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A C172 pilot aborted a takeoff on a partially plowed runway; lost control of the aircraft after transitioning to a non plowed surface and then slid into a snow bank damaging the plastic nose wheel cover.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 984448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Total 2900 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
After aborting takeoff; while transitioning from an unplowed section of the runway to a plowed section; the airplane slid into the snow off the side of the runway; resulting in a cracked plastic nosewheel cover. As a result of removing the airplane from the snow or possibly from sliding off the runway; the plastic cover on the side of the elevator was also broken. I have two recommendations to improve safety: 1) encourage airport authorities to plow runways and taxiways completely and evenly; rather than partially. 2) raise awareness to pilots about dangers of uneven plowing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 pilot aborted a takeoff on a partially plowed runway; lost control of the aircraft after transitioning to a non plowed surface and then slid into a snow bank damaging the plastic nose wheel cover.
Narrative: After aborting takeoff; while transitioning from an unplowed section of the runway to a plowed section; the airplane slid into the snow off the side of the runway; resulting in a cracked plastic nosewheel cover. As a result of removing the airplane from the snow or possibly from sliding off the runway; the plastic cover on the side of the elevator was also broken. I have two recommendations to improve safety: 1) encourage airport authorities to plow runways and taxiways completely and evenly; rather than partially. 2) Raise awareness to pilots about dangers of uneven plowing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.