An air carrier medium large transport became confused on the ground at lga looking for a taxiway 'sp...

Attributes
ACN	238704
Time
Date	199304
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
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 : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 18005 flight time type : 8005
ASRS Report	238704
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Approached inner taxiway looking for parking spot to call ground for taxi instructions. Taxi chart very vague where spot is marked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG BECAME CONFUSED ON THE GND AT LGA LOOKING FOR A TXWY 'SPOT.'

Narrative: APCHED INNER TXWY LOOKING FOR PARKING SPOT TO CALL GND FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. TAXI CHART VERY VAGUE WHERE SPOT IS MARKED.

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.

An air carrier medium large transport became confused on the ground at lga looking for a taxiway 'spot.'