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2 times a D328 slid on the sanded taxiway as it wxvaned into the wind. The aircraft had to be towed into a new position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 569502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdl.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice Snow |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bdl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Do 328 TP (Turboprop) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 569502 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 569486 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
After clearing the runway and stopping, the aircraft started a slow turn to the left, which we could not stop. It turned about 100 degrees to the left before stopping. The aircraft nosewheel was at the edge of the taxiway, therefore, we could not continue our taxi and had to be towed out. At no time did we leave the taxiway. After we deplaned our 1 passenger, we had maintenance turn the aircraft through towing to face the runway. The taxiway, runways, and the ramp were sanded. We started the engines and followed the trucks back taxiing up runway 6, made a left onto sierra and continued onto the ramp where we stopped, set the park brake, and awaited instructions from the airport operations vehicles as where to park. Once we stopped, again the aircraft started a slow turn to the left and came to a stop. After this occurred, the airport manager closed down the airport. I feel the taxiway conditions (reported as fair to poor) as well as the winds contributed in the wxvaning of the aircraft (010 degrees at 22 KTS gusting to 32 KTS). Due to the fact that the txwys were sanded the second time, I think the wind was the greatest factor. At no time did the aircraft leave a surface or impact anything.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 TIMES A D328 SLID ON THE SANDED TXWY AS IT WXVANED INTO THE WIND. THE ACFT HAD TO BE TOWED INTO A NEW POS.
Narrative: AFTER CLRING THE RWY AND STOPPING, THE ACFT STARTED A SLOW TURN TO THE L, WHICH WE COULD NOT STOP. IT TURNED ABOUT 100 DEGS TO THE L BEFORE STOPPING. THE ACFT NOSEWHEEL WAS AT THE EDGE OF THE TXWY, THEREFORE, WE COULD NOT CONTINUE OUR TAXI AND HAD TO BE TOWED OUT. AT NO TIME DID WE LEAVE THE TXWY. AFTER WE DEPLANED OUR 1 PAX, WE HAD MAINT TURN THE ACFT THROUGH TOWING TO FACE THE RWY. THE TXWY, RWYS, AND THE RAMP WERE SANDED. WE STARTED THE ENGS AND FOLLOWED THE TRUCKS BACK TAXIING UP RWY 6, MADE A L ONTO SIERRA AND CONTINUED ONTO THE RAMP WHERE WE STOPPED, SET THE PARK BRAKE, AND AWAITED INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE ARPT OPS VEHICLES AS WHERE TO PARK. ONCE WE STOPPED, AGAIN THE ACFT STARTED A SLOW TURN TO THE L AND CAME TO A STOP. AFTER THIS OCCURRED, THE ARPT MGR CLOSED DOWN THE ARPT. I FEEL THE TXWY CONDITIONS (RPTED AS FAIR TO POOR) AS WELL AS THE WINDS CONTRIBUTED IN THE WXVANING OF THE ACFT (010 DEGS AT 22 KTS GUSTING TO 32 KTS). DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TXWYS WERE SANDED THE SECOND TIME, I THINK THE WIND WAS THE GREATEST FACTOR. AT NO TIME DID THE ACFT LEAVE A SURFACE OR IMPACT ANYTHING.
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.