What happened
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On January 23, 2023, privacy data omitted departed philadelphia international airport (phl) for Portland International Jetport (pwm).
11:49- Portland approach control told 5280 to expect the ILS RW11 approach into pwm. Approach added that the last arriving aircraft reported braking action medium approximately 30 minutes earlier. Ahead of 5280 was a Boeing 737, privacy data omitted.
11:50- Approach announced a special weather observation for pwm. At 1643Z, winds 030/06, visibility ¼ mile, heavy snow, ceiling 900’ broken, 1400’ overcast, temperature -2.
11:51- Snow clearing equipment was directed to exit and report clear of RW11.
11:53- privacy data omitted requested weather information. Approach reported winds 040/07, visibility ¼ mile, heavy snow, ceiling 900’ broken, 1400’ overcast, temperature -2.
11:55- Approach announced Portland information quebec current. At 1651Z, winds 030/12, visibility ¼ mile, heavy snow, indefinite ceiling 800’, temperature -2.
11:56- Flight 5280 cleared for ILS RW11 approach into pwm.
11:59- Flight 2142 landed on RW11, reported braking action medium and bases at 500’. Approach reported braking action and bases to privacy data omitted.
12:01- Pwm tower states RVR 2600, winds 030/09 and that flight 5280 is cleared to land RW11. Tower added that the previous arrival, a Boeing 737, reported braking action medium and bases at 500’.
12:03- privacy data omitted requested a wind check. Tower responded winds 030/10G15, RW11 RVR 3000.
12:05- Tower directed privacy data omitted to turn left at the end of RW11, report braking action and bases. privacy data omitted Responded braking action medium and bases 500’. Tower then instructed privacy data omitted to contact ground when off the runway.
12:07- privacy data omitted reported to tower that they had skidded off the pavement while making the left turn for alpha taxiway.
privacy data omitted Lost traction and skid while turning left onto alpha taxiway at the end of RW11. Flight 5280 was recorded at 27KTS prior to beginning the turn and 24KTS in the turn. The aircraft came to rest facing north, perpendicular to RW11.
The back of the aircraft crossed the runway end lights. The main landing gear remained on a paved area just beyond the end of the runway. The front of the aircraft, including the nose gear, slid off pavement east of alpha taxiway and north of RW11.
In accordance with the certificate holder's (ch) policies, in the event of a runway or taxiway excursion, the aircraft must be stopped as soon as possible. No attempts are to be made to return the aircraft to the runway or taxiway.
The flight crew unsuccessfully attempted to power out of the position. Local maintenance and airport operations personnel attempted to dig the aircraft out and were about to attempt to tow the aircraft out before the ch intervened. The ch stopped all attempts to move the aircraft until their own third party contractor was on site.
Passengers were deplaned through the main cabin doors and bussed to the pwm terminal at approximately 13:51. No injuries were reported.
The aircraft was relocated to the pwm terminal at 18:20. The only damage was a gouge in the right hand, inboard, main landing gear tire. The tire and wheel assembly were replaced.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 23, 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL) FOR PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL JETPORT (PWM).
11:49- PORTLAND APPROACH CONTROL TOLD 5280 TO EXPECT THE ILS RW11 APPROACH INTO PWM. APPROACH ADDED THAT THE LAST ARRIVING AIRCRAFT REPORTED BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES EARLIER. AHEAD OF 5280 WAS A BOEING 737, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
11:50- APPROACH ANNOUNCED A SPECIAL WEATHER OBSERVATION FOR PWM. AT 1643Z, WINDS 030/06, VISIBILITY ¼ MILE, HEAVY SNOW, CEILING 900’ BROKEN, 1400’ OVERCAST, TEMPERATURE -2.
11:51- SNOW CLEARING EQUIPMENT WAS DIRECTED TO EXIT AND REPORT CLEAR OF RW11.
11:53- ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REQUESTED WEATHER INFORMATION. APPROACH REPORTED WINDS 040/07, VISIBILITY ¼ MILE, HEAVY SNOW, CEILING 900’ BROKEN, 1400’ OVERCAST, TEMPERATURE -2.
11:55- APPROACH ANNOUNCED PORTLAND INFORMATION QUEBEC CURRENT. AT 1651Z, WINDS 030/12, VISIBILITY ¼ MILE, HEAVY SNOW, INDEFINITE CEILING 800’, TEMPERATURE -2.
11:56- FLIGHT 5280 CLEARED FOR ILS RW11 APPROACH INTO PWM.
11:59- FLIGHT 2142 LANDED ON RW11, REPORTED BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM AND BASES AT 500’. APPROACH REPORTED BRAKING ACTION AND BASES TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
12:01- PWM TOWER STATES RVR 2600, WINDS 030/09 AND THAT FLIGHT 5280 IS CLEARED TO LAND RW11. TOWER ADDED THAT THE PREVIOUS ARRIVAL, A BOEING 737, REPORTED BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM AND BASES AT 500’.
12:03- ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REQUESTED A WIND CHECK. TOWER RESPONDED WINDS 030/10G15, RW11 RVR 3000.
12:05- TOWER DIRECTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO TURN LEFT AT THE END OF RW11, REPORT BRAKING ACTION AND BASES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESPONDED BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM AND BASES 500’. TOWER THEN INSTRUCTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO CONTACT GROUND WHEN OFF THE RUNWAY.
12:07- ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED TO TOWER THAT THEY HAD SKIDDED OFF THE PAVEMENT WHILE MAKING THE LEFT TURN FOR ALPHA TAXIWAY.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST TRACTION AND SKID WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO ALPHA TAXIWAY AT THE END OF RW11. FLIGHT 5280 WAS RECORDED AT 27KTS PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE TURN AND 24KTS IN THE TURN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING NORTH, PERPENDICULAR TO RW11.
THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE RUNWAY END LIGHTS. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED ON A PAVED AREA JUST BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING THE NOSE GEAR, SLID OFF PAVEMENT EAST OF ALPHA TAXIWAY AND NORTH OF RW11.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER'S (CH) POLICIES, IN THE EVENT OF A RUNWAY OR TAXIWAY EXCURSION, THE AIRCRAFT MUST BE STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO ATTEMPTS ARE TO BE MADE TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY OR TAXIWAY.
THE FLIGHT CREW UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO POWER OUT OF THE POSITION. LOCAL MAINTENANCE AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ATTEMPTED TO DIG THE AIRCRAFT OUT AND WERE ABOUT TO ATTEMPT TO TOW THE AIRCRAFT OUT BEFORE THE CH INTERVENED. THE CH STOPPED ALL ATTEMPTS TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THEIR OWN THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR WAS ON SITE.
PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOORS AND BUSSED TO THE PWM TERMINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 13:51. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO THE PWM TERMINAL AT 18:20. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS A GOUGE IN THE RIGHT HAND, INBOARD, MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE. THE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED.