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An EMB145 taxied off a taxiway on a snow covered ramp that had not been plowed after ATC confirmed that they were approaching the proper taxiway. The aircraft was shutdown and passengers bussed to the terminal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 925168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Excursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
As we were finished being deiced we completed after engine start checklist and requested taxi instructions. We were pushed from the gate it was dark and snowing and the ramp had not been plowed. ATC gave us taxi instruction: taxi via A4 progressive to the runway; as I made a right turn from the gate what I think is A4 is completely covered with snow I stopped short and asked the first officer to confirm with tower that I am in fact approaching A4; tower which is at my 12 o'clock asked to flicker the taxi light which we did and tower says you are on it. I added a little taxi thrust and the nose gear exited the taxiway. Immediately I set the parking brake; did the parking checklist; notified tower; company operations; company dispatch and coordinated to get the passengers to the terminal. Night conditions; snowing; poor visibility; ramp not plowed preventing from seeing the taxi line; and tower confirming that we were approaching A4 taxiway. Ramp needs to be clean to be able to see the taxiway line.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An EMB145 taxied off a taxiway on a snow covered ramp that had not been plowed after ATC confirmed that they were approaching the proper taxiway. The aircraft was shutdown and passengers bussed to the terminal.
Narrative: As we were finished being deiced we completed after engine start checklist and requested taxi instructions. We were pushed from the gate it was dark and snowing and the ramp had not been plowed. ATC gave us taxi instruction: Taxi via A4 progressive to the runway; as I made a right turn from the gate what I think is A4 is completely covered with snow I stopped short and asked the First Officer to confirm with Tower that I am in fact approaching A4; Tower which is at my 12 o'clock asked to flicker the taxi light which we did and Tower says you are on it. I added a little taxi thrust and the nose gear exited the taxiway. Immediately I set the parking brake; did the parking checklist; notified Tower; Company Operations; Company Dispatch and coordinated to get the passengers to the terminal. Night conditions; snowing; poor visibility; ramp not plowed preventing from seeing the taxi line; and Tower confirming that we were approaching A4 Taxiway. Ramp needs to be clean to be able to see the taxiway line.
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.