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An MD80 air carrier cabin attendant reported that their aircraft's nose gear got stuck in a snow bank after landing and had to be towed in. No apparent damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 393031 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : syr |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 393031 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Landing was uneventful, didn't realize there was a problem until passenger started looking out right hand side window. Captain made announcement. About 45 mins later aircraft was towed in.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ACR CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THEIR ACFT'S NOSE GEAR GOT STUCK IN A SNOW BANK AFTER LNDG AND HAD TO BE TOWED IN. NO APPARENT DAMAGE.
Narrative: LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL, DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS A PROB UNTIL PAX STARTED LOOKING OUT R HAND SIDE WINDOW. CAPT MADE ANNOUNCEMENT. ABOUT 45 MINS LATER ACFT WAS TOWED IN.
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.