While taxiing out for takeoff at rno, an A320 crew hit a patch of black ice and slid off the runway.

Attributes
ACN	569572
Time
Date	200212
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	569572
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	569571
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

All ramp, txwys, and runways were wet. Braking action was reported as poor on the taxiway. There was black ice on intxns H and B. Aircraft slid off taxiway. There was no nosewheel steering or brakes. Braking action was actually nil. I can think of no corrective actions. It was dawn, little aircraft movement. Supplemental information from acn 569571: after de-ice procedures and pushback, rno ground control was called for taxi clearance. Clearance was to taxi to runway 16R via taxiway bravo. When approaching taxiway bravo on taxiway hotel, aircraft hit a patch of clear black ice. Captain said he had no nosewheel steering, and when he applied brakes, aircraft continued on in straight direction departing the east side of taxiway bravo. The aircraft never came to a stop, and the captain elected to taxi back onto taxiway bravo. Rno airport operations said we had taken out a taxiway light, but no apparent damage to the aircraft. Taxied back to gate and called maintenance and dispatch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF AT RNO, AN A320 CREW HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AND SLID OFF THE RWY.

Narrative: ALL RAMP, TXWYS, AND RWYS WERE WET. BRAKING ACTION WAS RPTED AS POOR ON THE TXWY. THERE WAS BLACK ICE ON INTXNS H AND B. ACFT SLID OFF TXWY. THERE WAS NO NOSEWHEEL STEERING OR BRAKES. BRAKING ACTION WAS ACTUALLY NIL. I CAN THINK OF NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. IT WAS DAWN, LITTLE ACFT MOVEMENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 569571: AFTER DE-ICE PROCS AND PUSHBACK, RNO GND CTL WAS CALLED FOR TAXI CLRNC. CLRNC WAS TO TAXI TO RWY 16R VIA TXWY BRAVO. WHEN APCHING TXWY BRAVO ON TXWY HOTEL, ACFT HIT A PATCH OF CLR BLACK ICE. CAPT SAID HE HAD NO NOSEWHEEL STEERING, AND WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES, ACFT CONTINUED ON IN STRAIGHT DIRECTION DEPARTING THE E SIDE OF TXWY BRAVO. THE ACFT NEVER CAME TO A STOP, AND THE CAPT ELECTED TO TAXI BACK ONTO TXWY BRAVO. RNO ARPT OPS SAID WE HAD TAKEN OUT A TXWY LIGHT, BUT NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. TAXIED BACK TO GATE AND CALLED MAINT AND DISPATCH.

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.