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An air carrier medium large transport slid its nosewheel off of the taxiway on a sheet of ice. Runway taxiway excursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 260113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3700 |
| ASRS Report | 260113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 260106 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Tower reported braking action fair to good on runway 5L rdu. Landing uneventful. Informed tower braking action fair with spots of poor braking. During completion of turn from runway to taxiway B at bravo 7, aircraft nose steering completely lost, braking ability 0. Increased nose steering wheel to maximum, with full braking and maximum reverse on both engines. Aircraft nosewheel only departed concrete surface. Aircraft was slow and totally under control during the initial 70 degrees of turn. No injuries to crew or passenger. Corrective action: upon exiting aircraft, concrete was covered in a solid sheet of ice. Airport authorities need to inform crews of conditions and prepare txwys better.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG SLID ITS NOSEWHEEL OFF OF THE TXWY ON A SHEET OF ICE. RWY TXWY EXCURSION.
Narrative: TWR RPTED BRAKING ACTION FAIR TO GOOD ON RWY 5L RDU. LNDG UNEVENTFUL. INFORMED TWR BRAKING ACTION FAIR WITH SPOTS OF POOR BRAKING. DURING COMPLETION OF TURN FROM RWY TO TXWY B AT BRAVO 7, ACFT NOSE STEERING COMPLETELY LOST, BRAKING ABILITY 0. INCREASED NOSE STEERING WHEEL TO MAX, WITH FULL BRAKING AND MAX REVERSE ON BOTH ENGS. ACFT NOSEWHEEL ONLY DEPARTED CONCRETE SURFACE. ACFT WAS SLOW AND TOTALLY UNDER CTL DURING THE INITIAL 70 DEGS OF TURN. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PAX. CORRECTIVE ACTION: UPON EXITING ACFT, CONCRETE WAS COVERED IN A SOLID SHEET OF ICE. ARPT AUTHORITIES NEED TO INFORM CREWS OF CONDITIONS AND PREPARE TXWYS BETTER.
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.