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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-145LR · Grand Rapids, MI · February 2, 2004

Date
February 2, 2004 · 21:19 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Kent County International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C2XA
Aircraft
N11539
Reported as
EMB EMB145LR
People aboard
30
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total2,570 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After landing on the snow covered runway the flight was cleared by ATCT to take any left turn and taxi to the ramp. After referring to the taxi diagram, the captain turned left and taxied onto what he thought was taxiway b. the aircraft became stuck in the snow. The aircraft was secured the passengers were bussed to the terminal without further incident. The aircraft was located in an unpaved area between taxiway b and rwy 17/35.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED BY ATCT TO TAKE ANY LEFT TURN AND TAXI TO THE RAMP. AFTER REFERRING TO THE TAXI DIAGRAM, THE CAPTAIN TURNED LEFT AND TAXIED ONTO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS TAXIWAY B. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN AN UNPAVED AREA BETWEEN TAXIWAY B AND RWY 17/35.