Air carrier unable control aircraft direction on takeoff on snow covered runway. Taxi off at taxiway...

Attributes
ACN	205289
Time
Date	199203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	205289
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Airport surface snow covered, braking action reported poor on taxiways; and runway 08R treated, plowed, and braking action reported fair. Taxi to, and into takeoff position on 8R normal. Captain applied takeoff thrust. Engine spool-up normal and equal. At brake release aircraft started a slide to the right side of runway 8R, never leaving the runway surface. Thrust cut, and nose wheel steering used to taxi aircraft clear of runway and return to gate without incident. Braking action in takeoff zone nil. FAA air carrier manager, checked aircraft track and found right engine passed over top a runway light -- no damage to light, or aircraft. Maintenance also checked and released aircraft -- no damage. Aircraft and flight released grr-alb/alb-phl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR UNABLE CTL ACFT DIRECTION ON TKOF ON SNOW COVERED RWY. TAXI OFF AT TAXIWAY, RETURN TO GATE.

Narrative: ARPT SURFACE SNOW COVERED, BRAKING ACTION RPTED POOR ON TAXIWAYS; AND RWY 08R TREATED, PLOWED, AND BRAKING ACTION RPTED FAIR. TAXI TO, AND INTO TKOF POS ON 8R NORMAL. CAPT APPLIED TKOF THRUST. ENG SPOOL-UP NORMAL AND EQUAL. AT BRAKE RELEASE ACFT STARTED A SLIDE TO THE R SIDE OF RWY 8R, NEVER LEAVING THE RWY SURFACE. THRUST CUT, AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING USED TO TAXI ACFT CLR OF RWY AND RETURN TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. BRAKING ACTION IN TKOF ZONE NIL. FAA AIR CARRIER MGR, CHKED ACFT TRACK AND FOUND R ENG PASSED OVER TOP A RWY LIGHT -- NO DAMAGE TO LIGHT, OR ACFT. MAINT ALSO CHKED AND RELEASED ACFT -- NO DAMAGE. ACFT AND FLT RELEASED GRR-ALB/ALB-PHL.

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

Air carrier unable control aircraft direction on takeoff on snow covered runway. Taxi off at taxiway, return to gate.