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Flight crew of medium large transport turned onto a closed taxiway at night in rain, excursioned off the dead end taxiway while attempting to turn around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 130541 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phf |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| 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 : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 102 flight time total : 16300 flight time type : 102 |
| ASRS Report | 130541 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 130610 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The tower was closed, light freezing rain had fallen at the airport during the past hour and we were notified by company that braking action was fair. On the approach we encountered no freezing rain, the landing was normal and we gave the company a poor braking action report. I wanted to make sure we were slow enough before we made any turns off the runway because of the slippery conditions, so I continued past the first taxiway (approximately mid field) and planned to exit on the taxiway at the end of the runway. I then saw we were approaching an unlighted taxiway. I did not realize the taxiway was closed until we were on it, so continued down the taxiway hoping it would exit onto the active taxiway. It ended short of the active taxiway. I attempted to turn the airplane around and got the left main gear off the edge of the taxiway and was unable to move the airplane. The company was notified and they sent transportation out for the passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MLG TURNED ONTO A CLOSED TXWY AT NIGHT IN RAIN, EXCURSIONED OFF THE DEAD END TXWY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND.
Narrative: THE TWR WAS CLOSED, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN HAD FALLEN AT THE ARPT DURING THE PAST HOUR AND WE WERE NOTIFIED BY COMPANY THAT BRAKING ACTION WAS FAIR. ON THE APCH WE ENCOUNTERED NO FREEZING RAIN, THE LNDG WAS NORMAL AND WE GAVE THE COMPANY A POOR BRAKING ACTION REPORT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE SLOW ENOUGH BEFORE WE MADE ANY TURNS OFF THE RWY BECAUSE OF THE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, SO I CONTINUED PAST THE FIRST TXWY (APPROX MID FIELD) AND PLANNED TO EXIT ON THE TXWY AT THE END OF THE RWY. I THEN SAW WE WERE APCHING AN UNLIGHTED TXWY. I DID NOT REALIZE THE TXWY WAS CLOSED UNTIL WE WERE ON IT, SO CONTINUED DOWN THE TXWY HOPING IT WOULD EXIT ONTO THE ACTIVE TXWY. IT ENDED SHORT OF THE ACTIVE TXWY. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRPLANE AROUND AND GOT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF THE EDGE OF THE TXWY AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE AIRPLANE. THE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY SENT TRANSPORTATION OUT FOR THE PAX.
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.