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Tower controller described the failure of an inbound air carrier to maneuver on a taxiway due to nil braking action. Additional reporters; controllers; and pilots provided other variations of the incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 991470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201201 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Runway's xxr; yyl and yyr were closed. Taxiway bravo was also NOTAM'ed closed. It is common practice at this airport to use closed surfaces as runway exits. I was working local control and a CRJ2 was inbound. I issued him the braking action on runway xxl; which had been reported as fair by a SW4; 30 minutes prior. I then reissued the current mu's. The CRJ2 landed without incident. I told the aircraft to turn left taxiway bravo and contact ground. The CRJ2 came to a full stop on the runway and then made the right turn onto bravo taxiway. He contacted ground and reported joining alpha. Ground gave him taxi instructions via alpha; foxtrot with braking action report. The CRJ2 was unable to make the turn and continued straight ahead onto bravo. Ground issued braking action nil. Aircraft ended up perpendicular on the taxiway; due to the ice. Note: SW4 that had landed prior to the CRJ2 had exited at bravo with no issues. It is a past practice at this airport to use closed surfaces as turn-offs; this has been approved by airport operations. It was still dark when the CRJ2 exited the runway. I can only suggest that if airport operations does not want us to use a turn off; then they need to specifically close a turn off; or tell us that it had not been sanded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tower Controller described the failure of an inbound air carrier to maneuver on a taxiway due to NIL braking action. Additional reporters; controllers; and pilots provided other variations of the incident.
Narrative: Runway's XXR; YYL and YYR were closed. Taxiway Bravo was also NOTAM'ed closed. It is common practice at this airport to use closed surfaces as runway exits. I was working Local Control and a CRJ2 was inbound. I issued him the Braking Action on Runway XXL; which had been reported as FAIR by a SW4; 30 minutes prior. I then reissued the current MU's. The CRJ2 landed without incident. I told the aircraft to turn left Taxiway Bravo and contact Ground. The CRJ2 came to a full stop on the runway and then made the right turn onto Bravo Taxiway. He contacted Ground and reported joining Alpha. Ground gave him taxi instructions via Alpha; Foxtrot with braking action report. The CRJ2 was unable to make the turn and continued straight ahead onto Bravo. Ground issued Braking Action Nil. Aircraft ended up perpendicular on the taxiway; due to the ice. Note: SW4 that had landed prior to the CRJ2 had exited at Bravo with no issues. It is a past practice at this airport to use closed surfaces as turn-offs; this has been approved by Airport Operations. It was still dark when the CRJ2 exited the runway. I can only suggest that if Airport Operations does not want us to use a turn off; then they need to specifically close a turn off; or tell us that it had not been sanded.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.