Taxiway excursion in a dawn operation.

Attributes
ACN	264902
Time
Date	199403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing 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 : 125 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	264902
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 575
ASRS Report	264722
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly 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	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Normal landing runway 17R. Braking action good. Use lima 4 turnoff at slow speed. Taxiway braking reported poor to nil. Made right turn onto lima 4 but when attempting northbound turn on lima, aircraft (B727-200RE) began uncontrolled slide wbound across taxiway centerline. Use of brakes provided no control or stopping at all. Reverse thrust was used (maximum) to arrest slide only after proceeding through west side edge of taxiway, further reverse application backed aircraft back onto taxiway. When we finally stopped moving we were facing ssw. We then had a learjet lr-23 pass dangerously close to us as we sat parked and it proceeded northbound on lima. Its taxi speed was excessive considering it passed within 12-15 ft on an icy taxiway. We were finally towed to the gate. People told us our nosewheel track came within 3 ft of a snow covered 20-25 ft embankment. Why don't airports sand txwys when braking is reported poor or nil? The airport authority/authorized did not start sanding until after our mishap.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TXWY EXCURSION IN A DAWN OP.

Narrative: NORMAL LNDG RWY 17R. BRAKING ACTION GOOD. USE LIMA 4 TURNOFF AT SLOW SPD. TXWY BRAKING RPTED POOR TO NIL. MADE R TURN ONTO LIMA 4 BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING NBOUND TURN ON LIMA, ACFT (B727-200RE) BEGAN UNCTLED SLIDE WBOUND ACROSS TXWY CTRLINE. USE OF BRAKES PROVIDED NO CTL OR STOPPING AT ALL. REVERSE THRUST WAS USED (MAX) TO ARREST SLIDE ONLY AFTER PROCEEDING THROUGH W SIDE EDGE OF TXWY, FURTHER REVERSE APPLICATION BACKED ACFT BACK ONTO TXWY. WHEN WE FINALLY STOPPED MOVING WE WERE FACING SSW. WE THEN HAD A LEARJET LR-23 PASS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO US AS WE SAT PARKED AND IT PROCEEDED NBOUND ON LIMA. ITS TAXI SPD WAS EXCESSIVE CONSIDERING IT PASSED WITHIN 12-15 FT ON AN ICY TXWY. WE WERE FINALLY TOWED TO THE GATE. PEOPLE TOLD US OUR NOSEWHEEL TRACK CAME WITHIN 3 FT OF A SNOW COVERED 20-25 FT EMBANKMENT. WHY DON'T ARPTS SAND TXWYS WHEN BRAKING IS RPTED POOR OR NIL? THE ARPT AUTH DID NOT START SANDING UNTIL AFTER OUR MISHAP.

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.