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Night taxi, snow covered txwys, partially plowed, in turn to intersecting taxiway aircraft slipped off the left side. Passenger deplaned and aircraft towed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325247 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : atp |
| ASRS Report | 325247 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 325251 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared to taxi to runway 23L via txwys C and a. For some reason the ground controller assigned taxiway C instead of taxiway D which intersects in a much larger paved area. Field conditions were packed snow and ice. Taxiway a was plowed 50 ft wide. Txwys C and D were plowed, but no centerline markings were visible on any taxiway. Braking action on the taxiway was described as poor. Blue taxiway lights were sticking out of the snow. Unknown to me the plowed 50 ft strip on taxiway was not down the centerline but to the west side of the taxiway. As the left turn from taxiway C to taxiway a was commenced the nose was placed against the berm which appeared to be the crown of the taxiway. The aircraft appeared to slide to the left and reasonable power would not move the aircraft. An airport vehicle confirmed the left main gear was off the pavement, but inside there is no mention of this fact in the airport diagram. The aircraft engines were shut down. Stairs and buses were brought to the aircraft. Passenger and crew deplaned and returned to the terminal. There were no injuries and no damage. Aircraft was towed to the gate by maintenance. I flew the aircraft to afw on jan/tue/96. I would like to commend all the company employees at rdu for their work in handling the passenger and retrieving the aircraft under difficult conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NIGHT TAXI, SNOW COVERED TXWYS, PARTIALLY PLOWED, IN TURN TO INTERSECTING TXWY ACFT SLIPPED OFF THE L SIDE. PAX DEPLANED AND ACFT TOWED.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 23L VIA TXWYS C AND A. FOR SOME REASON THE GND CTLR ASSIGNED TXWY C INSTEAD OF TXWY D WHICH INTERSECTS IN A MUCH LARGER PAVED AREA. FIELD CONDITIONS WERE PACKED SNOW AND ICE. TXWY A WAS PLOWED 50 FT WIDE. TXWYS C AND D WERE PLOWED, BUT NO CTRLINE MARKINGS WERE VISIBLE ON ANY TXWY. BRAKING ACTION ON THE TXWY WAS DESCRIBED AS POOR. BLUE TXWY LIGHTS WERE STICKING OUT OF THE SNOW. UNKNOWN TO ME THE PLOWED 50 FT STRIP ON TXWY WAS NOT DOWN THE CTRLINE BUT TO THE W SIDE OF THE TXWY. AS THE L TURN FROM TXWY C TO TXWY A WAS COMMENCED THE NOSE WAS PLACED AGAINST THE BERM WHICH APPEARED TO BE THE CROWN OF THE TXWY. THE ACFT APPEARED TO SLIDE TO THE L AND REASONABLE PWR WOULD NOT MOVE THE ACFT. AN ARPT VEHICLE CONFIRMED THE L MAIN GEAR WAS OFF THE PAVEMENT, BUT INSIDE THERE IS NO MENTION OF THIS FACT IN THE ARPT DIAGRAM. THE ACFT ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN. STAIRS AND BUSES WERE BROUGHT TO THE ACFT. PAX AND CREW DEPLANED AND RETURNED TO THE TERMINAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE. ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE BY MAINT. I FLEW THE ACFT TO AFW ON JAN/TUE/96. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND ALL THE COMPANY EMPLOYEES AT RDU FOR THEIR WORK IN HANDLING THE PAX AND RETRIEVING THE ACFT UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS.
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.