For whatever reason, the pilot turned left, prematurely, toward the gate just before the path cleared by the plows. The result was that the aircraft became stuck in the snowbank, just like a car in heavy snow. The crew revved the engines several times to no avail. In the end, we waited on the aircraft nearly THREE hours as they tried to dislodge the aircraft using tugs and the aircraft's own engine power. In the end, it took a tug with the engines revved to what sounded like nearly full throttle to move the aircraft out of the snowbank. It was clearly a case of pilot error
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Soooo, you could see the entire situation from that little window. Were you able to see both the left and right side of the aircraft? How about what was out front. Was the turn started to avoid snowdrifts on the otherside of the lead in line? Were there other aircraft or equipment parked in close proximity?
How slippery was the ramp, would the nose gear track, or skid in a full authority nose gear turn?
No offense but - quick judgements are often in error. I am fairly certain you didn't have the big picture either.