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Heavy jet cargo crew hit runway lights after attempting takeoff on a runway with nil braking due to standing ice and slush.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 573248 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Ice Snow |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Heavy Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff 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 : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 573248 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Weather |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Taxied out of ramp to runway and advised of poor braking action. Slushy, icy runway was observed. After coming to a full stop on the runway with nosewheels on the centerline, the first officer spooled throttles to 45% and then as he applied takeoff thrust, he simultaneously released brakes. The aircraft immediately began to slide to the right unctlably. First officer applied left rudder, but directional control could not be achieved. Aircraft was going about 25 KTS when rejected takeoff was performed. Brakes and reversers had little or no effect. After aircraft came to a stop, I taxied clear of runway, back to ramp. It was noted that 2 runway lights were damaged. (Airport should have clean/plowed runway prior to launch of aircraft.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HVY JET CARGO CREW HIT RWY LIGHTS AFTER ATTEMPTING TKOF ON A RWY WITH NIL BRAKING DUE TO STANDING ICE AND SLUSH.
Narrative: TAXIED OUT OF RAMP TO RWY AND ADVISED OF POOR BRAKING ACTION. SLUSHY, ICY RWY WAS OBSERVED. AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP ON THE RWY WITH NOSEWHEELS ON THE CTRLINE, THE FO SPOOLED THROTTLES TO 45% AND THEN AS HE APPLIED TKOF THRUST, HE SIMULTANEOUSLY RELEASED BRAKES. THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLIDE TO THE R UNCTLABLY. FO APPLIED L RUDDER, BUT DIRECTIONAL CTL COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED. ACFT WAS GOING ABOUT 25 KTS WHEN REJECTED TKOF WAS PERFORMED. BRAKES AND REVERSERS HAD LITTLE OR NO EFFECT. AFTER ACFT CAME TO A STOP, I TAXIED CLR OF RWY, BACK TO RAMP. IT WAS NOTED THAT 2 RWY LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED. (ARPT SHOULD HAVE CLEAN/PLOWED RWY PRIOR TO LAUNCH OF ACFT.)
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.