What happened
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(-5) On jan 10, 1999 around 1100 hours EST...I had filed an IFR flight planwith Altoona flight service station. At the time I filed, I asked for jst weather and received it. After a preflight of N424CP, I radioed the same fss requesting an IFR clearance to jst telling fss I would be using runway 20, as I could see the windsock was favoring that runway. Fss said he would put me on request. I started to taxie from penn air on the main ramp. The surface on the main ramp was good...some patchy ice. The braking was good. I taxied out and onto taxieway charlie, which is the standard parallel taxieway. Moving at idle speed, I went approximately 30' and the airplane started to slide, because the taxieway was solid ice. I started into reverse, but I don't think I got past beta when the plane had made a 90 degree turn to the left into a plowed snow furrow. The left main were off the taxieway about three feet. The right mains were off seven feet. Remarks: I found out the next day that taxieway charlie was closed before I had taxied out. I didn't know that. I would relate the icy taxieways to ice cubes in a sink.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON JAN 10, 1999 AROUND 1100 HOURS EST...I HAD FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLANWITH ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. AT THE TIME I FILED, I ASKED FOR JST WEATHER AND RECEIVED IT. AFTER A PREFLIGHT OF N424CP, I RADIOED THE SAME FSS REQUESTING AN IFR CLEARANCE TO JST TELLING FSS I WOULD BE USING RUNWAY 20, AS I COULD SEE THE WINDSOCK WAS FAVORING THAT RUNWAY. FSS SAID HE WOULD PUT ME ON REQUEST. I STARTED TO TAXIE FROM PENN AIR ON THE MAIN RAMP. THE SURFACE ON THE MAIN RAMP WAS GOOD...SOME PATCHY ICE. THE BRAKING WAS GOOD. I TAXIED OUT AND ONTO TAXIEWAY CHARLIE, WHICH IS THE STANDARD PARALLEL TAXIEWAY. MOVING AT IDLE SPEED, I WENT APPROXIMATELY 30' AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SLIDE, BECAUSE THE TAXIEWAY WAS SOLID ICE. I STARTED INTO REVERSE, BUT I DON'T THINK I GOT PAST BETA WHEN THE PLANE HAD MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT INTO A PLOWED SNOW FURROW. THE LEFT MAIN WERE OFF THE TAXIEWAY ABOUT THREE FEET. THE RIGHT MAINS WERE OFF SEVEN FEET. REMARKS: I FOUND OUT THE NEXT DAY THAT TAXIEWAY CHARLIE WAS CLOSED BEFORE I HAD TAXIED OUT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. I WOULD RELATE THE ICY TAXIEWAYS TO ICE CUBES IN A SINK.
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