Airport problem taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	207975
Time
Date	199204
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
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	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding 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 : 120 flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	207975
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I was cleared to land on runway 27 at mem, on final an large transport was cleared across runway 27 prior to our landing. He reported clear of runway 27. On our landing roll when our landing and turnoff light showed the large transport to be stopped on taxiway papa holding short of taxiway victor for an aircraft to taxi past him. I had to steer left to ensure clearance of his tail with my wing tip. The area between runway 27 and taxiway victor known as papa is not long enough for an large transport to clear runway 27. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: callback to airport reveals that the reporter is correct. There is not enough room for a large transport to hold short of taxiway V and still remain clear of the runway. It appears that they were not aware of this until the pilot advised them of the incident. The tower does not allow certain air carrier aircraft in this area now.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT PROBLEM TAXIWAY.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 27 AT MEM, ON FINAL AN LGT WAS CLRED ACROSS RWY 27 PRIOR TO OUR LNDG. HE RPTED CLR OF RWY 27. ON OUR LNDG ROLL WHEN OUR LNDG AND TURNOFF LIGHT SHOWED THE LGT TO BE STOPPED ON TAXIWAY PAPA HOLDING SHORT OF TAXIWAY VICTOR FOR AN ACFT TO TAXI PAST HIM. I HAD TO STEER L TO ENSURE CLRNC OF HIS TAIL WITH MY WING TIP. THE AREA BTWN RWY 27 AND TAXIWAY VICTOR KNOWN AS PAPA IS NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR AN LGT TO CLR RWY 27. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CALLBACK TO ARPT REVEALS THAT THE RPTR IS CORRECT. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR A LGT TO HOLD SHORT OF TAXIWAY V AND STILL REMAIN CLR OF THE RWY. IT APPEARS THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL THE PLT ADVISED THEM OF THE INCIDENT. THE TWR DOES NOT ALLOW CERTAIN ACR ACFT IN THIS AREA NOW.

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.