An aircraft that was taxiing too fast ran off the end of the ramp.

Attributes
ACN	138107
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cou
State Reference	MO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	138107
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Small aircraft was given taxi instructions to runway 2. Small aircraft taxied off the south end of the terminal ramp and flipped over. Small aircraft was taxiing at a very fast speed. Also the south end of the ramp is neither marked with lights nor signs. Suggestion: mark the ramp with lights or signs and come up with a recommended taxi speed. At least slow enough to stop within the distance one can see.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACFT THAT WAS TAXIING TOO FAST RAN OFF THE END OF THE RAMP.

Narrative: SMA WAS GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 2. SMA TAXIED OFF THE S END OF THE TERMINAL RAMP AND FLIPPED OVER. SMA WAS TAXIING AT A VERY FAST SPD. ALSO THE S END OF THE RAMP IS NEITHER MARKED WITH LIGHTS NOR SIGNS. SUGGESTION: MARK THE RAMP WITH LIGHTS OR SIGNS AND COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDED TAXI SPD. AT LEAST SLOW ENOUGH TO STOP WITHIN THE DISTANCE ONE CAN SEE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.