Flight crew of medium large transport turned onto a closed taxiway at night in rain, excursioned off the dead end taxiway while attempting to turn around.

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Attributes
ACN	130541
Time
Date	198912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 102 flight time total : 16300 flight time type : 102
ASRS Report	130541
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	130610
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

The tower was closed, light freezing rain had fallen at the airport during the past hour and we were notified by company that braking action was fair. On the approach we encountered no freezing rain, the landing was normal and we gave the company a poor braking action report. I wanted to make sure we were slow enough before we made any turns off the runway because of the slippery conditions, so I continued past the first taxiway (approximately mid field) and planned to exit on the taxiway at the end of the runway. I then saw we were approaching an unlighted taxiway. I did not realize the taxiway was closed until we were on it, so continued down the taxiway hoping it would exit onto the active taxiway. It ended short of the active taxiway. I attempted to turn the airplane around and got the left main gear off the edge of the taxiway and was unable to move the airplane. The company was notified and they sent transportation out for the passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG TURNED ONTO A CLOSED TXWY AT NIGHT IN RAIN, EXCURSIONED OFF THE DEAD END TXWY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND.

Narrative: THE TWR WAS CLOSED, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN HAD FALLEN AT THE ARPT DURING THE PAST HOUR AND WE WERE NOTIFIED BY COMPANY THAT BRAKING ACTION WAS FAIR. ON THE APCH WE ENCOUNTERED NO FREEZING RAIN, THE LNDG WAS NORMAL AND WE GAVE THE COMPANY A POOR BRAKING ACTION REPORT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE SLOW ENOUGH BEFORE WE MADE ANY TURNS OFF THE RWY BECAUSE OF THE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, SO I CONTINUED PAST THE FIRST TXWY (APPROX MID FIELD) AND PLANNED TO EXIT ON THE TXWY AT THE END OF THE RWY. I THEN SAW WE WERE APCHING AN UNLIGHTED TXWY. I DID NOT REALIZE THE TXWY WAS CLOSED UNTIL WE WERE ON IT, SO CONTINUED DOWN THE TXWY HOPING IT WOULD EXIT ONTO THE ACTIVE TXWY. IT ENDED SHORT OF THE ACTIVE TXWY. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRPLANE AROUND AND GOT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF THE EDGE OF THE TXWY AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE AIRPLANE. THE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY SENT TRANSPORTATION OUT FOR THE PAX.

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.