Air carrier medium large transport excursion from icy taxiway after landing.

Attributes
ACN	80675
Time
Date	198801
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bis
State Reference	ND
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yvr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	80675
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	80571
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While flying first officer on flight landing bismarck visual approach runway 31. Sanded braking action was fair on the runway, poor to nil on taxiways and ramp WX was 75 broken 250 intersection 10 37/29 wind 3011 V 280 to 310 10 to 20 knots altitude 2938. After landing runway 31 we clrd the runway on taxiway 3A. Taxied via a to terminal center taxiway. While starting turn to center taxiway, wind caught tail and started aircraft sliding sideways (taxi speed was about 2 to 3 mph) braking or reversing would not stop aircraft. Lh main gear just slid off taxiway with nose wheel about 5' off taxiway. Ground was frozen solid and no taxi lights were hit. No damage done. The ramp was too slippery to allow passengers to walk to the terminal. There was no van for the passengers so we left the passengers on board. A/C slid about 50' straight and about 90' sideways. A/C was not stuck but had a tug pull us out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG EXCURSION FROM ICY TXWY AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING FO ON FLT LNDG BISMARCK VISUAL APCH RWY 31. SANDED BRAKING ACTION WAS FAIR ON THE RWY, POOR TO nil ON TAXIWAYS AND RAMP WX WAS 75 BROKEN 250 INTXN 10 37/29 WIND 3011 V 280 TO 310 10 TO 20 KNOTS ALT 2938. AFTER LNDG RWY 31 WE CLRD THE RWY ON TXWY 3A. TAXIED VIA A TO TERMINAL CENTER TXWY. WHILE STARTING TURN TO CENTER TAXIWAY, WIND CAUGHT TAIL AND STARTED ACFT SLIDING SIDEWAYS (TAXI SPEED WAS ABOUT 2 TO 3 MPH) BRAKING OR REVERSING WOULD NOT STOP ACFT. LH MAIN GEAR JUST SLID OFF TAXIWAY WITH NOSE WHEEL ABOUT 5' OFF TAXIWAY. GND WAS FROZEN SOLID AND NO TAXI LIGHTS WERE HIT. NO DAMAGE DONE. THE RAMP WAS TOO SLIPPERY TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO WALK TO THE TERMINAL. THERE WAS NO VAN FOR THE PASSENGERS SO WE LEFT THE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. A/C SLID ABOUT 50' STRAIGHT AND ABOUT 90' SIDEWAYS. A/C WAS NOT STUCK BUT HAD A TUG PULL US OUT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.