BE190 crew got stuck in the snow on an unclred taxiway at grr.

Attributes
ACN	540380
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice Snow
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	540380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

I had field conditions for grr and it reported all txwys had 1/2 inch patchy snow and ice. Ground controller told us to taxi to runway 26L, with no specific taxi instructions. I taxied via victor across runway 17/35. On the east side of the runway, taxiway V was unplowed. The nosewheel went into 6-7 inches of hard packed snow. The aircraft became stuck. There was no damage to the airplane, but passenger had to be deplaned. I believe this could have been prevented if the ground controller would have told us to taxi via certain txwys that were plowed. Or if the ATIS would have listed the txwys that were plowed or unplowed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE190 CREW GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW ON AN UNCLRED TXWY AT GRR.

Narrative: I HAD FIELD CONDITIONS FOR GRR AND IT RPTED ALL TXWYS HAD 1/2 INCH PATCHY SNOW AND ICE. GND CTLR TOLD US TO TAXI TO RWY 26L, WITH NO SPECIFIC TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. I TAXIED VIA VICTOR ACROSS RWY 17/35. ON THE E SIDE OF THE RWY, TXWY V WAS UNPLOWED. THE NOSEWHEEL WENT INTO 6-7 INCHES OF HARD PACKED SNOW. THE ACFT BECAME STUCK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE, BUT PAX HAD TO BE DEPLANED. I BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE GND CTLR WOULD HAVE TOLD US TO TAXI VIA CERTAIN TXWYS THAT WERE PLOWED. OR IF THE ATIS WOULD HAVE LISTED THE TXWYS THAT WERE PLOWED OR UNPLOWED.

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.