Air carrier medium large transport taxiway ramp excursion taxiing to parking after landing at bgr.

Attributes
ACN	191396
Time
Date	199110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bgr
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	191396
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After arriving at bgr we were taxiing sebound on the runway 33/15 parallel taxiway with instructions to enter the ramp at the south end. After turning off the taxiway all edge lights and ground markings were lost. (Ramp is a non movement area.) while making our runway to our parking spot across what I believed to be the general ramp area I taxied onto very soft grass. This required a time consuming towing operation to rectify. One painted line on the ramp or perhaps a couple of reflectors should prevent a recurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TAXIWAY RAMP EXCURSION TAXIING TO PARKING AFTER LNDG AT BGR.

Narrative: AFTER ARRIVING AT BGR WE WERE TAXIING SEBOUND ON THE RWY 33/15 PARALLEL TAXIWAY WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO ENTER THE RAMP AT THE S END. AFTER TURNING OFF THE TAXIWAY ALL EDGE LIGHTS AND GND MARKINGS WERE LOST. (RAMP IS A NON MOVEMENT AREA.) WHILE MAKING OUR RWY TO OUR PARKING SPOT ACROSS WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE THE GENERAL RAMP AREA I TAXIED ONTO VERY SOFT GRASS. THIS REQUIRED A TIME CONSUMING TOWING OP TO RECTIFY. ONE PAINTED LINE ON THE RAMP OR PERHAPS A COUPLE OF REFLECTORS SHOULD PREVENT A RECURRENCE.

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.