An air carrier light transport taxied into a snow bank.

Attributes
ACN	260438
Time
Date	199401
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lns
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	260438
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	260439
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

A scheduled far part 135 flight from phl-lns on jan/tue/94. We flew an ILS 8 to minimums. Landed on a snow covered runway. Braking action reported poor, visibility 1/2 mi and snow. We were told by the lns tower to back taxi on runway 8, taxi to ramp. Taxied via the most direct route by taxiway C to the ramp. Between the ramp and taxiway C there was excessive snow from snow removal equipment that was unnoticed by flight crew and aircraft was taxied into the snow. Both propellers struck the snow, causing a slight bending of propellers and unknown if engines were damaged. Aircraft was grounded until further notice. Corrective actions: tower should be aware of excessive snow buildups from snow removal equipment and keep people informed on these sits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT TAXIED INTO A SNOW BANK.

Narrative: A SCHEDULED FAR PART 135 FLT FROM PHL-LNS ON JAN/TUE/94. WE FLEW AN ILS 8 TO MINIMUMS. LANDED ON A SNOW COVERED RWY. BRAKING ACTION RPTED POOR, VISIBILITY 1/2 MI AND SNOW. WE WERE TOLD BY THE LNS TWR TO BACK TAXI ON RWY 8, TAXI TO RAMP. TAXIED VIA THE MOST DIRECT RTE BY TXWY C TO THE RAMP. BTWN THE RAMP AND TXWY C THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SNOW FROM SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP THAT WAS UNNOTICED BY FLC AND ACFT WAS TAXIED INTO THE SNOW. BOTH PROPS STRUCK THE SNOW, CAUSING A SLIGHT BENDING OF PROPS AND UNKNOWN IF ENGS WERE DAMAGED. ACFT WAS GNDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: TWR SHOULD BE AWARE OF EXCESSIVE SNOW BUILDUPS FROM SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP AND KEEP PEOPLE INFORMED ON THESE SITS.

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.