An air carrier medium large transport taxied onto a bus lane while approaching the gate.

Attributes
ACN	252156
Time
Date	199309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
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
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	252156
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After an all-nighter, I was cleared to taxi in after landing 14R via T3, outer, to the gate. I was on the outer between blue lights and was bending to the left at the bottom of the X concourse, when all of a sudden, I was on the paved area between the inner and outer. I safely navigated between the lights back out to the outer. I looked at it in daylight and I had turned onto the bus lane for the crew bus. I did not see any lights to indicate this. I will watch a lot more carefully for these bus lanes (especially ord). I also think I was extremely tired the last hour of flight. My nap prior to the start of my all-nighter was interrupted after an hour and 15 mins, and could not go back to sleep.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG TAXIED ONTO A BUS LANE WHILE APCHING THE GATE.

Narrative: AFTER AN ALL-NIGHTER, I WAS CLRED TO TAXI IN AFTER LNDG 14R VIA T3, OUTER, TO THE GATE. I WAS ON THE OUTER BTWN BLUE LIGHTS AND WAS BENDING TO THE L AT THE BOTTOM OF THE X CONCOURSE, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WAS ON THE PAVED AREA BTWN THE INNER AND OUTER. I SAFELY NAVIGATED BTWN THE LIGHTS BACK OUT TO THE OUTER. I LOOKED AT IT IN DAYLIGHT AND I HAD TURNED ONTO THE BUS LANE FOR THE CREW BUS. I DID NOT SEE ANY LIGHTS TO INDICATE THIS. I WILL WATCH A LOT MORE CAREFULLY FOR THESE BUS LANES (ESPECIALLY ORD). I ALSO THINK I WAS EXTREMELY TIRED THE LAST HR OF FLT. MY NAP PRIOR TO THE START OF MY ALL-NIGHTER WAS INTERRUPTED AFTER AN HR AND 15 MINS, AND COULD NOT GO BACK TO SLEEP.

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.