Close Call
This happenned to me a number of years ago. I had just brought in B727 from YUL to YYZ. A very bad ice storm had just gone through. Much clear on the decent into YYZ. The airfield, rwy's, taxiways and ramps were a complete skating rink. This wouldn't be complete if we hadn't had the winds blowing close to 40 kt.s. As Captain after a very long day including the divert to YUL coming in from BGI, I was the last off the aircraft. Maintenance hadn't shown yet (Hockey game on the TV). I was about step from the Aircraft onto the jetway, if I hadn't have looked down just then, I would have fallen to the ice covered ramp. The aircraft was light, no pax, bags and little fuel; the wind pushed the aircraft away from the jetway with the ice on the ramp even though we were chalked. A good 3 ft. gap existed between the aircraft and the jetway. So even at the gate, you have to have your wits about you.