Vinteroperasjoner kan være utfordrende - Runway excursion on line up - Curt Lewis

Incident: UIA B738 at Lviv on Nov 23rd 2019, runway excursion during line up

An UIA Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration UR-PST performing flight PS-34 from Lviv to Kiev (Ukraine) with 157 people on board, was taxiing for departure from runway 13 at about 07:00L (05:00Z) about to line up the runway via taxiway 1 past the hold short line when the aircraft veered right off the taxiway and came to a stop with nose and right main gear on soft ground in the corner between runway and taxiway. The airport reported there was supercooled rain at the time, the aircraft hit an icy patch and skidded off the taxiway while turning onto the runway. The aircraft was pulled back to the apron about 4:20 hours later and airport operations resumed.