An air carrier light transport crew got into the mud at an unlit runway intersection.

Attributes
ACN	243331
Time
Date	199306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdr
State Reference	CT
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	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop 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 : 240 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 480
ASRS Report	243331
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 710
ASRS Report	243328
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After landing on runway 6 at bdr. First officer was flying. After touchdown and rollout, we decided to exit active runway at intersection of 6/29. Tower was closed with pilot controled lighting. Upon reaching the intersection, we started a left turn. There was no light, runway light at the corner of 6/29. After initiating the turn the left main gear rolled off runway into soft terrain and stopped aircraft. No damage to aircraft, no injuries to passenger or crew. Pulled out aircraft with tug with maintenance. I believe a light at that intersection is necessary to identify runway boundary. Supplemental information from acn 243328: there was moderate rain/lighting and the ground was obviously wet which hindered our night vision. After landing, I stopped the airplane on runway 6 and told my captain I couldn't see any txwys or runway 29. My captain and myself looked at the area where this happened and there are no intersection lights at all which makes it impossible to see at night. These runway lights are brand new and were just recently signed off by the FAA as ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT CREW GOT INTO THE MUD AT AN UNLIT RWY INTXN.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 6 AT BDR. FO WAS FLYING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT, WE DECIDED TO EXIT ACTIVE RWY AT INTXN OF 6/29. TWR WAS CLOSED WITH PLT CTLED LIGHTING. UPON REACHING THE INTXN, WE STARTED A L TURN. THERE WAS NO LIGHT, RWY LIGHT AT THE CORNER OF 6/29. AFTER INITIATING THE TURN THE L MAIN GEAR ROLLED OFF RWY INTO SOFT TERRAIN AND STOPPED ACFT. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT, NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. PULLED OUT ACFT WITH TUG WITH MAINT. I BELIEVE A LIGHT AT THAT INTXN IS NECESSARY TO IDENT RWY BOUNDARY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 243328: THERE WAS MODERATE RAIN/LIGHTING AND THE GND WAS OBVIOUSLY WET WHICH HINDERED OUR NIGHT VISION. AFTER LNDG, I STOPPED THE AIRPLANE ON RWY 6 AND TOLD MY CAPT I COULDN'T SEE ANY TXWYS OR RWY 29. MY CAPT AND MYSELF LOOKED AT THE AREA WHERE THIS HAPPENED AND THERE ARE NO INTXN LIGHTS AT ALL WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AT NIGHT. THESE RWY LIGHTS ARE BRAND NEW AND WERE JUST RECENTLY SIGNED OFF BY THE FAA AS OK.

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.