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Flight crew advised they had taxied off the hard surface on a charted taxiway covered in snow. No NOTAM or signage associated with the closure available.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 771692 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sow.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 771692 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
At sow after taxi in from landing on runway 6; via back taxi on intersecting runway. After arriving at the passenger terminal; an airport employee informed my first officer; that the asphalt had been removed between the two runways two months prior; and we had taxied over dirt. There were no NOTAMS on our dispatch release. There was two inches of fresh snow covering the entire airport. There were no signs marking off the dirt; and the airport diagram still depicted the two runways connecting. The first officer checked the chart prior to making the turn off of the runway. The taxi in appeared normal. There was no way to notice the break in the asphalt; visually; with the fresh snow.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW ADVISED THEY HAD TAXIED OFF THE HARD SURFACE ON A CHARTED TXWY COVERED IN SNOW. NO NOTAM OR SIGNAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOSURE AVAILABLE.
Narrative: AT SOW AFTER TAXI IN FROM LANDING ON RUNWAY 6; VIA BACK TAXI ON INTERSECTING RUNWAY. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE PASSENGER TERMINAL; AN AIRPORT EMPLOYEE INFORMED MY FO; THAT THE ASPHALT HAD BEEN REMOVED BETWEEN THE TWO RUNWAYS TWO MONTHS PRIOR; AND WE HAD TAXIED OVER DIRT. THERE WERE NO NOTAMS ON OUR DISPATCH RELEASE. THERE WAS TWO INCHES OF FRESH SNOW COVERING THE ENTIRE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO SIGNS MARKING OFF THE DIRT; AND THE AIRPORT DIAGRAM STILL DEPICTED THE TWO RUNWAYS CONNECTING. THE FO CHECKED THE CHART PRIOR TO MAKING THE TURN OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE TAXI IN APPEARED NORMAL. THERE WAS NO WAY TO NOTICE THE BREAK IN THE ASPHALT; VISUALLY; WITH THE FRESH SNOW.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.