B737-700 captain reported missing a taxi clearance that was issued during a critical phase of flight...

Attributes
ACN	1496013
Time
Date	201711
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 671
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

During the landing rollout; the tower controller was asking what turnoff we could make. As the PF; I was zoned in on trying to get the aircraft stopped and wasn't hearing most of the controller's communications with my first officer. With other aircraft inbound on the same runway; I chose to turn right at [a particular] taxiway. After we cleared the runway; the controller told us that taxiway was closed there and that we were supposed to have turned left on [another taxiway] instead. With the aircraft in full reverse thrust and in critical phase of flight; confusion with controller's communications took place. We taxied on into the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 Captain reported missing a taxi clearance that was issued during a critical phase of flight during reverse thrust application on landing roll.

Narrative: During the landing rollout; the Tower Controller was asking what turnoff we could make. As the PF; I was zoned in on trying to get the aircraft stopped and wasn't hearing most of the Controller's communications with my F/O. With other aircraft inbound on the same runway; I chose to turn right at [a particular] Taxiway. After we cleared the runway; the Controller told us that Taxiway was closed there and that we were supposed to have turned left on [another taxiway] instead. With the aircraft in full reverse thrust and in critical phase of flight; confusion with Controller's communications took place. We taxied on into the gate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

B737-700 captain reported missing a taxi clearance that was issued during a critical phase of flight during reverse thrust application on landing roll.