Instructed by tower controller to turn off at K. Flight crew of medium large transport landing on runway 4R at ewr missed K and ended up turning off on high speed left. No comment from tower.

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Attributes
ACN	194001
Time
Date	199111
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
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 landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6900 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	194001
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We were landing on 4R and on rollout tower told us to turn left on K and hold short of 4L. As we decelerated we looked for K but only saw the high speed turnoff left. Either the sign for K was too dim to see or the sign was down but whatever the case we ended up on left. Tower said nothing to us and neither did the ground controller. Newark as well as all airports should look at their taxiway signs and see if they are sufficiently illuminated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTED BY TWR CTLR TO TURN OFF AT K. FLC OF MLG LNDG ON RWY 4R AT EWR MISSED K AND ENDED UP TURNING OFF ON HIGH SPD L. NO COMMENT FROM TWR.

Narrative: WE WERE LNDG ON 4R AND ON ROLLOUT TWR TOLD US TO TURN L ON K AND HOLD SHORT OF 4L. AS WE DECELERATED WE LOOKED FOR K BUT ONLY SAW THE HIGH SPD TURNOFF L. EITHER THE SIGN FOR K WAS TOO DIM TO SEE OR THE SIGN WAS DOWN BUT WHATEVER THE CASE WE ENDED UP ON L. TWR SAID NOTHING TO US AND NEITHER DID THE GND CTLR. NEWARK AS WELL AS ALL ARPTS SHOULD LOOK AT THEIR TAXIWAY SIGNS AND SEE IF THEY ARE SUFFICIENTLY ILLUMINATED.

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.