MD80S aircraft slid of taxiway into snow bank. Tug pulled aircraft out and to the gate.

Attributes
ACN	395182
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
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	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	395182
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our landing was very smooth. The aircraft came to a stop after a short taxi and the captain made a PA that was not clear to me except at the end when he said that we would be at the gate in 10 mins. Flight attendant #4 looked out of a window on the right side of the aircraft and said that emergency equipment was approaching. I called the captain to ask what was happening and he said that the airplane was ok, we just needed a tug to pull us out of a snow bank. A few mins later he made another PA that it would be 30 mins before we would be at the gate. When we arrived at the gate, the prepare for arrival PA was made and a routine deplaning was accomplished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACFT SLID OF TXWY INTO SNOW BANK. TUG PULLED ACFT OUT AND TO THE GATE.

Narrative: OUR LNDG WAS VERY SMOOTH. THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP AFTER A SHORT TAXI AND THE CAPT MADE A PA THAT WAS NOT CLR TO ME EXCEPT AT THE END WHEN HE SAID THAT WE WOULD BE AT THE GATE IN 10 MINS. FLT ATTENDANT #4 LOOKED OUT OF A WINDOW ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT AND SAID THAT EMER EQUIP WAS APCHING. I CALLED THE CAPT TO ASK WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS OK, WE JUST NEEDED A TUG TO PULL US OUT OF A SNOW BANK. A FEW MINS LATER HE MADE ANOTHER PA THAT IT WOULD BE 30 MINS BEFORE WE WOULD BE AT THE GATE. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE, THE PREPARE FOR ARR PA WAS MADE AND A ROUTINE DEPLANING WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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.