Error admitted in taxi proximity by PIC of widebody transport. Excursion from taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	232732
Time
Date	199302
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bur airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
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 : 130 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 480
ASRS Report	232732
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While following a follow me truck to an unusual parking area for a charter, aircraft slowed down significantly in a 90 degree turn on a taxiway. Could possibly have hit a taxi light with right main gear. Continued taxi with no apparent damage. At parking area, right main truck appeared perfectly normal. No further event. I feel I turned short due to fixation on 'follow me' truck instead of concentrating on marked taxiway. I haven't followed a 'follow me' truck for 25 yrs and I depended on its lead too much instead of just taxiing the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERROR ADMITTED IN TAXI PROX BY PIC OF WDB. EXCURSION FROM TXWY.

Narrative: WHILE FOLLOWING A FOLLOW ME TRUCK TO AN UNUSUAL PARKING AREA FOR A CHARTER, ACFT SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY IN A 90 DEG TURN ON A TXWY. COULD POSSIBLY HAVE HIT A TAXI LIGHT WITH R MAIN GEAR. CONTINUED TAXI WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE. AT PARKING AREA, R MAIN TRUCK APPEARED PERFECTLY NORMAL. NO FURTHER EVENT. I FEEL I TURNED SHORT DUE TO FIXATION ON 'FOLLOW ME' TRUCK INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING ON MARKED TXWY. I HAVEN'T FOLLOWED A 'FOLLOW ME' TRUCK FOR 25 YRS AND I DEPENDED ON ITS LEAD TOO MUCH INSTEAD OF JUST TAXIING THE ACFT.

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.