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A320 first officer momentarily lost control exiting the runway on a wet surface when the nose wheel skidded in the turn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1729426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | AUS.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Type 178 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was the pm (pilot monitoring) [for our arrival] in IMC light rain. The runway was wet and the overcast was roughly 500-700 ft. We had a normal descent; arrival; approach and landing. Upon landing the captain stowed the speed brakes and used very little if any brakes. When we approached [the] taxiway we made a turn off which seemed to go at a reasonable speed. The taxiway which was angled which gave the appearance of a high speed turn off. Upon getting farther in the turn it was obvious it was not a high speed and required a hard right turn. This was my first time learning that the nose wheel can skid easily in the A320. We skidded around 45 degrees with a clear indication we would exit the taxiway and recovered only to be going 45 degrees to the grass on the right side of the taxiway. The captain recovered on the taxiway and the tower asked if there was standing water or if there was a problem in that area. I responded that there did not appear to be standing water but it was rather slick. It should be noted that in my limited experience in the A320 the taxi speed did not appear to be too fast. I was shocked to see the lack of maneuverability of the nose wheel with wet conditions in a turn.we both felt this did not require any maintenance action. We debriefed the situation and gave an explanation to the passengers at this gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 First Officer momentarily lost control exiting the runway on a wet surface when the nose wheel skidded in the turn.
Narrative: I was the PM (Pilot Monitoring) [for our arrival] in IMC light rain. The runway was wet and the overcast was roughly 500-700 ft. We had a normal descent; arrival; approach and landing. Upon landing the Captain stowed the speed brakes and used very little if any brakes. When we approached [the] taxiway we made a turn off which seemed to go at a reasonable speed. The taxiway which was angled which gave the appearance of a high speed turn off. Upon getting farther in the turn it was obvious it was not a high speed and required a hard right turn. This was my first time learning that the nose wheel can skid easily in the A320. We skidded around 45 degrees with a clear indication we would exit the taxiway and recovered only to be going 45 degrees to the grass on the right side of the taxiway. The Captain recovered on the taxiway and the Tower asked if there was standing water or if there was a problem in that area. I responded that there did not appear to be standing water but it was rather slick. It should be noted that in my limited experience in the A320 the taxi speed did not appear to be too fast. I was shocked to see the lack of maneuverability of the nose wheel with wet conditions in a turn.We both felt this did not require any maintenance action. We debriefed the situation and gave an explanation to the passengers at this gate.
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.