20071201831649I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cndair CL-600-2B19 · Des Moines, IA · December 1, 2007

Date: December 1, 2007 · 06:50 local
Place: Des Moines, IA
Airport: Des Moines International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: REXA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8525B
Reported as: Cndair CL6002B19
People aboard: 25
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,100 total2,695 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

N8525BRegistered now · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7525 · Built 2001 Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19 Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft slid off taxiway b at taxiway r enroute to the active runway. Freezing rain had just started to fall and the taxiway and runway conditions went from good to nil in just a few minutes. No wx advisory was given to the crew because of how quickly the conditions had changed. Witnesses stated the aircraft was attemptimg to turn, but the aircraft would not respond. The nose wheel just went straight ahead and went off into the snow/grassy area. A non-emergency evacuation was conducted with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT SLID OFF TAXIWAY B AT TAXIWAY R ENROUTE TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. FREEZING RAIN HAD JUST STARTED TO FALL AND THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS WENT FROM GOOD TO NIL IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. NO WX ADVISORY WAS GIVEN TO THE CREW BECAUSE OF HOW QUICKLY THE CONDITIONS HAD CHANGED. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTIMG TO TURN, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE NOSE WHEEL JUST WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD AND WENT OFF INTO THE SNOW/GRASSY AREA. A NON-EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO INJURIES.