What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) American airlines flight 1453, aircraft N497AA, an MD-82, landed at mci from lga. While taxiing, due to a heavy layer of ice on the runway, the captain was unable to make a left turn to stay on the taxiway centerline nor was he able to stop the aircraft after the aircraft deviated from the centerline of the taxiway. The nose of the aircraft slid off the taxiway at the intersection of C8 and d taxiway. There were no injuries and the passengers were deplaned. The aircraft was towed from the mud and taken to the gate where an inspection was completed on the aircraft. There was no significant damage to the aircraft but the two nose tires were replaced. Incident privacy data omitted is considered closed with the filing of this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1453, AIRCRAFT N497AA, AN MD-82, LANDED AT MCI FROM LGA. WHILE TAXIING, DUE TO A HEAVY LAYER OF ICE ON THE RUNWAY, THE CAPTAIN WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO STAY ON THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE NOR WAS HE ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEVIATED FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE TAXIWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF C8 AND D TAXIWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE MUD AND TAKEN TO THE GATE WHERE AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE TWO NOSE TIRES WERE REPLACED. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE FILING OF THIS REPORT.
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