CL65 captain experienced a lack of nosewheel steering control when attempting to turn and taxi off the runway after landing on a snow covered icy runway.

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Attributes
ACN	505375
Time
Date	200103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice Snow
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	505375
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Air carrier X flight was cleared for the runway 1 ILS approach. Visibility was reported 1/2 mi, braking action fair. Visibility 1/2 mi due to snow shower at airport (cak). Landed on runway, but found only left side of runway was plowed. Probably was a good inch or better of snow on right side of runway, the whole length. Braking action was very poor and stopped aircraft completely on runway. When I tried to turn off runway, aircraft steering would not respond due to runway conditions. Aircraft would just slide towards the side of runway. Notified tower immediately that we were unable to clear runway, in which he responded 'it's ok.' all other aircraft inbound have gone to their alternates, and they were shutting down the airport until they could get one of their runways cleaned off. We had company come out and tow us in with a tug. No damage to aircraft. I believe a better way of determining braking conditions, other than a car traveling down the runway, should be used. I also feel tower should have notified me that only left half of runway was plowed. This had the potential of being a very serious problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CAPT EXPERIENCED A LACK OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING CTL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN AND TAXI OFF THE RWY AFTER LNDG ON A SNOW COVERED ICY RWY.

Narrative: ACR X FLT WAS CLRED FOR THE RWY 1 ILS APCH. VISIBILITY WAS RPTED 1/2 MI, BRAKING ACTION FAIR. VISIBILITY 1/2 MI DUE TO SNOW SHOWER AT ARPT (CAK). LANDED ON RWY, BUT FOUND ONLY L SIDE OF RWY WAS PLOWED. PROBABLY WAS A GOOD INCH OR BETTER OF SNOW ON R SIDE OF RWY, THE WHOLE LENGTH. BRAKING ACTION WAS VERY POOR AND STOPPED ACFT COMPLETELY ON RWY. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN OFF RWY, ACFT STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND DUE TO RWY CONDITIONS. ACFT WOULD JUST SLIDE TOWARDS THE SIDE OF RWY. NOTIFIED TWR IMMEDIATELY THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO CLR RWY, IN WHICH HE RESPONDED 'IT'S OK.' ALL OTHER ACFT INBOUND HAVE GONE TO THEIR ALTERNATES, AND THEY WERE SHUTTING DOWN THE ARPT UNTIL THEY COULD GET ONE OF THEIR RWYS CLEANED OFF. WE HAD COMPANY COME OUT AND TOW US IN WITH A TUG. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. I BELIEVE A BETTER WAY OF DETERMINING BRAKING CONDITIONS, OTHER THAN A CAR TRAVELING DOWN THE RWY, SHOULD BE USED. I ALSO FEEL TWR SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME THAT ONLY L HALF OF RWY WAS PLOWED. THIS HAD THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A VERY SERIOUS PROB.

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.