Narrative:

In the A320 aircraft; I was a crew member and slid off of the taxiway; and was bogged down in the snow. I was the pilot not flying; and the captain was taxiing the aircraft during this event. After an uneventful normal landing; ATC tower controller instructed us to turn right onto the taxiway. This instruction was given at the last moment and there was an aircraft on final approach; landing behind us. After turning onto the taxiway at a slow taxi speed; the aircraft began to slide (uncontrollably) on the solid sheet of ice that covered the taxiway. The captain tried braking and full reverse but the aircraft was uncontrollable. Nosewheel slid off the solid (hockey rink style) sheet of ice; and bogged down in the snow off the taxiway. After taking time to reflect back on the events that transpired; I cannot think of anything that could have prevented this event from happening; with regard to crew actions. The only way to have avoided this incident would have been to have never turned onto this taxiway or for the taxiway to have been free of excessive contamination (solid ice). There was no way for us to know the condition of the taxiway until it was too late. The braking action was reported to be fair to good on the runway. This is the only information we had. There were no taxiway condition reports included in the current ATIS. In my opinion; airport operations should have done a better job clearing this taxiway of ice; or simply closed it to traffic. I also feel this incident could have been avoided if the tower controller would have given us a left turn onto XXX (like they normally do). The extreme 'solid ice' contamination coupled with the downhill slope of the taxiway created a condition that caused our aircraft to slide uncontrollably. I was later told by several ZZZ airport operations personnel that 2-3 occurrences of this nature occur at ZZZ every winter. I feel like ZZZ operations should do a better job clearing winter contaminants in the future; or simply close all contaminated taxiways and runways; in order to avoid future occurrences. ATC tower and ground controllers should also be more aware of the airport conditions; and issue landing and taxi instructions accordingly. I will be happy to answer any further questions in regard to this matter.

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Title: An A320 aircraft slid off a taxiway in nil braking conditions after exiting the runway onto an extremely icy; downhill sloped taxiway.

Narrative: In the A320 aircraft; I was a crew member and slid off of the taxiway; and was bogged down in the snow. I was the Pilot Not Flying; and the Captain was taxiing the aircraft during this event. After an uneventful normal landing; ATC Tower Controller instructed us to turn right onto the taxiway. This instruction was given at the last moment and there was an aircraft on final approach; landing behind us. After turning onto the taxiway at a slow taxi speed; the aircraft began to slide (uncontrollably) on the solid sheet of ice that covered the taxiway. The Captain tried braking and full reverse but the aircraft was uncontrollable. Nosewheel slid off the solid (hockey rink style) sheet of ice; and bogged down in the snow off the taxiway. After taking time to reflect back on the events that transpired; I cannot think of anything that could have prevented this event from happening; with regard to crew actions. The only way to have avoided this incident would have been to have never turned onto this taxiway or for the taxiway to have been free of excessive contamination (solid ice). There was no way for us to know the condition of the taxiway until it was too late. The braking action was reported to be fair to good on the runway. This is the only information we had. There were no taxiway condition reports included in the current ATIS. In my opinion; Airport Operations should have done a better job clearing this taxiway of ice; or simply closed it to traffic. I also feel this incident could have been avoided if the Tower Controller would have given us a left turn onto XXX (like they normally do). The extreme 'solid ice' contamination coupled with the downhill slope of the taxiway created a condition that caused our aircraft to slide uncontrollably. I was later told by several ZZZ Airport Operations personnel that 2-3 occurrences of this nature occur at ZZZ every winter. I feel like ZZZ Operations should do a better job clearing winter contaminants in the future; or simply close all contaminated taxiways and runways; in order to avoid future occurrences. ATC Tower and Ground controllers should also be more aware of the airport conditions; and issue landing and taxi instructions accordingly. I will be happy to answer any further questions in regard to this matter.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.