Medium large transport slid off taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	104139
Time
Date	198902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lin
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	104139
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	103593
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Following a normal landing by the first officer on runway 24L at day, the captain took control of the aircraft to turn off the runway and enter the taxiway. As soon as the aircraft left the centerline of the runway the captain was unable to steer or brake the aircraft. Braking action was nil. The aircraft continued off the taxiway and into the dirt. No damage to the aircraft or airport lighting was observed and no injuries were reported. The ATIS was reporting 'braking action fair to poor.' the airport was covered with thick ice, and the temperature was reported at 20 degrees F. A heavy rain, followed by freezing temperatures had contributed to this condition. The txwys had been sanded, but this sanding did not extend all the way to the runway. The sanding had been stopped approximately 50' from the edge of the runway. Also, with the sun behind us as we landed, we could not see the ice on these surfaces. Only when we looked back toward the sun could we see the ice reflection and we could also make out the sanded surfaces better. I feel that a closer inspection of the airport by qualified ground personnel would have alerted them to the fact that there were large areas of unsanded ice on critical sections of the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG SLID OFF TXWY.

Narrative: FOLLOWING A NORMAL LNDG BY THE F/O ON RWY 24L AT DAY, THE CAPT TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT TO TURN OFF THE RWY AND ENTER THE TXWY. AS SOON AS THE ACFT LEFT THE CENTERLINE OF THE RWY THE CAPT WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE THE ACFT. BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE TXWY AND INTO THE DIRT. NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR ARPT LIGHTING WAS OBSERVED AND NO INJURIES WERE RPTED. THE ATIS WAS RPTING 'BRAKING ACTION FAIR TO POOR.' THE ARPT WAS COVERED WITH THICK ICE, AND THE TEMP WAS RPTED AT 20 DEGS F. A HEAVY RAIN, FOLLOWED BY FREEZING TEMPS HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THIS CONDITION. THE TXWYS HAD BEEN SANDED, BUT THIS SANDING DID NOT EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO THE RWY. THE SANDING HAD BEEN STOPPED APPROX 50' FROM THE EDGE OF THE RWY. ALSO, WITH THE SUN BEHIND US AS WE LANDED, WE COULD NOT SEE THE ICE ON THESE SURFACES. ONLY WHEN WE LOOKED BACK TOWARD THE SUN COULD WE SEE THE ICE REFLECTION AND WE COULD ALSO MAKE OUT THE SANDED SURFACES BETTER. I FEEL THAT A CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE ARPT BY QUALIFIED GND PERSONNEL WOULD HAVE ALERTED THEM TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE LARGE AREAS OF UNSANDED ICE ON CRITICAL SECTIONS OF THE ARPT.

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.