CL65 crew got stuck in the snow while taxing to the gate.

Attributes
ACN	574864
Time
Date	200302
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Snow
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : atp
Experience	controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 10 flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	574864
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Upon landing at ict, ground control advised us to taxi to the gate. Ict ATIS was calling for 'snow at taxiway and runway, 1-2 inches of packed snow. Taxiway aa and K not plowed.' we proceeded to taxi via A7 to a and A8 to the gate. When we turned at A8, the snow at the taxiway was thin and there was no problem taxing, but as we got closer to the end, the snow became thick and we could not taxi further. We informed ATC that we needed help. The other airlines ground personnel came and cleared the snow around us and used a tug to pull us out. No damage was done to the aircraft or the taxiway. The flight was completed and then continued to the next destination normally. Ground control did not advise us of any adverse conditions on the taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW WHILE TAXING TO THE GATE.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT ICT, GND CTL ADVISED US TO TAXI TO THE GATE. ICT ATIS WAS CALLING FOR 'SNOW AT TXWY AND RWY, 1-2 INCHES OF PACKED SNOW. TXWY AA AND K NOT PLOWED.' WE PROCEEDED TO TAXI VIA A7 TO A AND A8 TO THE GATE. WHEN WE TURNED AT A8, THE SNOW AT THE TXWY WAS THIN AND THERE WAS NO PROB TAXING, BUT AS WE GOT CLOSER TO THE END, THE SNOW BECAME THICK AND WE COULD NOT TAXI FURTHER. WE INFORMED ATC THAT WE NEEDED HELP. THE OTHER AIRLINES GND PERSONNEL CAME AND CLRED THE SNOW AROUND US AND USED A TUG TO PULL US OUT. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT OR THE TXWY. THE FLT WAS COMPLETED AND THEN CONTINUED TO THE NEXT DEST NORMALLY. GND CTL DID NOT ADVISE US OF ANY ADVERSE CONDITIONS ON THE TXWY.

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.