Pilot of small transport on landing at sba cleared turn on taxiway B, turned down runway 15L.

Attributes
ACN	117403
Time
Date	198907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 119
ASRS Report	117403
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I landed on runway 7 at santa barbara, ca and was advised right turnoff on taxiway B. While rolling on runway 7, I saw a small taxiway B sign and turned right. Ground said turn left on taxiway a to clear our active runway 15L, then right on taxiway B and say your tail number. A saw no marker identifying runway 15. The only sign I saw was the taxiway B sign. The single sign was between runway 15L and taxiway B. I feel quite sure there was no sign on the right side of runway 7 identifying runway 15L! Taxiway looked like a narrow ground traffic road rather than a taxiway. If sba had a taxiway B sign on both sides of their taxiway, more aircraft might turn off in the proper place. From the sound of the ground controller's voice, I think this must happen quite often. Taxiing out on departure, their signs are excellent, but not visible from runway 7.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT ON LNDG AT SBA CLEARED TURN ON TXWY B, TURNED DOWN RWY 15L.

Narrative: I LANDED ON RWY 7 AT SANTA BARBARA, CA AND WAS ADVISED RIGHT TURNOFF ON TXWY B. WHILE ROLLING ON RWY 7, I SAW A SMALL TXWY B SIGN AND TURNED RIGHT. GND SAID TURN LEFT ON TXWY A TO CLEAR OUR ACTIVE RWY 15L, THEN RIGHT ON TXWY B AND SAY YOUR TAIL NUMBER. A SAW NO MARKER IDENTIFYING RWY 15. THE ONLY SIGN I SAW WAS THE TXWY B SIGN. THE SINGLE SIGN WAS BETWEEN RWY 15L AND TXWY B. I FEEL QUITE SURE THERE WAS NO SIGN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY 7 IDENTIFYING RWY 15L! TXWY LOOKED LIKE A NARROW GND TFC ROAD RATHER THAN A TXWY. IF SBA HAD A TXWY B SIGN ON BOTH SIDES OF THEIR TXWY, MORE ACFT MIGHT TURN OFF IN THE PROPER PLACE. FROM THE SOUND OF THE GND CTLR'S VOICE, I THINK THIS MUST HAPPEN QUITE OFTEN. TAXIING OUT ON DEP, THEIR SIGNS ARE EXCELLENT, BUT NOT VISIBLE FROM RWY 7.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.