Loss of control of air carrier medium large transport taxiing on a snow ice covered taxiway at cle.

Attributes
ACN	103700
Time
Date	198902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
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 : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	103700
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While taxiing in at cle, taxiway oscar, slippery surfaces caused the aircraft to slide. The taxiway was covered with packed snow and ice. Quick use of alternating reverse and forward thrust corrected the skid as braking action was nil. We came very close to one of the taxi lights, but it did not appear than any were hit. There was no aircraft damage, just scared pilots. I do not recall that there was any warning on the ATIS. It would have been nice if there had been a previous mention of it. But possibly they didn't know of the conditions either. Anyway, all's well that ends well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF CONTROL OF ACR MLG TAXIING ON A SNOW ICE COVERED TXWY AT CLE.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN AT CLE, TXWY OSCAR, SLIPPERY SURFACES CAUSED THE ACFT TO SLIDE. THE TXWY WAS COVERED WITH PACKED SNOW AND ICE. QUICK USE OF ALTERNATING REVERSE AND FORWARD THRUST CORRECTED THE SKID AS BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL. WE CAME VERY CLOSE TO ONE OF THE TAXI LIGHTS, BUT IT DID NOT APPEAR THAN ANY WERE HIT. THERE WAS NO ACFT DAMAGE, JUST SCARED PLTS. I DO NOT RECALL THAT THERE WAS ANY WARNING ON THE ATIS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS MENTION OF IT. BUT POSSIBLY THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF THE CONDITIONS EITHER. ANYWAY, ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.