C560 blown off taxiway surface due to xwinds and nil braking. Ramp condition reports unavailable.

Attributes
ACN	574705
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice Snow
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citation Excel
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	574705
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

While taxiing on 'J,' gust of wind pushed aircraft off the left side of taxiway. Aircraft rotated to the right (into the wind), and left main mount was only part of aircraft to exit taxiway. Runway braking action was previously reported as 'poor.' after landing, we concurred with this assessment. Taxiway conditions were never addressed on ATIS, and other than 'C' taxiway near the commercial air carrier ramp, the taxiway conditions were 'nil' at best. Subsequent inspection revealed 'F' and 'J' taxiway to be 100% ice covered. Corrective action: especially in traditionally poor winter WX, airports such as this, when the WX conditions warrant, should have airfield personnel more vigorously monitor taxiway conditions and report their status on ATIS. Had we known these txwys were in 'nil' condition, we could have ended our taxi on the commercial ramp and xport passenger by other means to the FBO.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560 BLOWN OFF TXWY SURFACE DUE TO XWINDS AND NIL BRAKING. RAMP CONDITION RPTS UNAVAILABLE.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING ON 'J,' GUST OF WIND PUSHED ACFT OFF THE L SIDE OF TXWY. ACFT ROTATED TO THE R (INTO THE WIND), AND L MAIN MOUNT WAS ONLY PART OF ACFT TO EXIT TXWY. RWY BRAKING ACTION WAS PREVIOUSLY RPTED AS 'POOR.' AFTER LNDG, WE CONCURRED WITH THIS ASSESSMENT. TXWY CONDITIONS WERE NEVER ADDRESSED ON ATIS, AND OTHER THAN 'C' TXWY NEAR THE COMMERCIAL ACR RAMP, THE TXWY CONDITIONS WERE 'NIL' AT BEST. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED 'F' AND 'J' TXWY TO BE 100% ICE COVERED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ESPECIALLY IN TRADITIONALLY POOR WINTER WX, ARPTS SUCH AS THIS, WHEN THE WX CONDITIONS WARRANT, SHOULD HAVE AIRFIELD PERSONNEL MORE VIGOROUSLY MONITOR TXWY CONDITIONS AND RPT THEIR STATUS ON ATIS. HAD WE KNOWN THESE TXWYS WERE IN 'NIL' CONDITION, WE COULD HAVE ENDED OUR TAXI ON THE COMMERCIAL RAMP AND XPORT PAX BY OTHER MEANS TO THE FBO.

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.