Air taxi aircraft gets stuck in snow bank when turning where blue taxi lights indicate. No taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	263430
Time
Date	199402
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	263430
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance 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	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After landing on 7R in mke during a heavy snow storm, I was told to exit at romeo. No runway lines or taxi lines in sight. I passed the yellow sign and then turned by blue lights that would indicate a taxiway. But there was no taxiway. I never got off the runway, but I got stuck in a drift. Myself and 2 county employees pushed the aircraft clear. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he still does not know why the blue lights that lead nowhere are there. No one seems to know. He did not actually leave the runway but got stuck in the snow bank on the side of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI ACFT GETS STUCK IN SNOW BANK WHEN TURNING WHERE BLUE TAXI LIGHTS INDICATE. NO TXWY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON 7R IN MKE DURING A HVY SNOW STORM, I WAS TOLD TO EXIT AT ROMEO. NO RWY LINES OR TAXI LINES IN SIGHT. I PASSED THE YELLOW SIGN AND THEN TURNED BY BLUE LIGHTS THAT WOULD INDICATE A TXWY. BUT THERE WAS NO TXWY. I NEVER GOT OFF THE RWY, BUT I GOT STUCK IN A DRIFT. MYSELF AND 2 COUNTY EMPLOYEES PUSHED THE ACFT CLR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE BLUE LIGHTS THAT LEAD NOWHERE ARE THERE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW. HE DID NOT ACTUALLY LEAVE THE RWY BUT GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY.

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.