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Tractor driver reported losing control of the tug while towing across an icy ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1618409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Vehicle Driver |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We moved aircraft from the gate to the north ramp. When we approached the north ramp; we hit a sheet of ice. We tried to come out of the turn but jacked knife the tug. In that area; you go from a high elevation to a low elevation. The whole area was iced up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tractor driver reported losing control of the tug while towing across an icy ramp.
Narrative: We moved aircraft from the gate to the North Ramp. When we approached the North Ramp; we hit a sheet of ice. We tried to come out of the turn but jacked knife the tug. In that area; you go from a high elevation to a low elevation. The whole area was iced up.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.