Taxiway excursion by air carrier medium large transport in a night operation. Taxiing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	276521
Time
Date	199407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2695
ASRS Report	276521
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 156 flight time total : 18250 flight time type : 3616
ASRS Report	276288
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Experienced normal landing on runway 23 at gso. Normal 'after landing' checklist accomplished. During taxi back to ramp area while attempting to make 90 degree left turn off taxiway left onto ramp connector taxiway (unnamed) aircraft skidded into grassy area between ramp and ramp connector taxiway. No damage to aircraft, taxiway, or taxiway lights bordering txwys. Aircraft was later taxied out under own power and flew next morning after being checked by maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TXWY EXCURSION BY ACR MLG IN A NIGHT OP. TAXIING TFC.

Narrative: EXPERIENCED NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 23 AT GSO. NORMAL 'AFTER LNDG' CHKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. DURING TAXI BACK TO RAMP AREA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE 90 DEG L TURN OFF TXWY L ONTO RAMP CONNECTOR TXWY (UNNAMED) ACFT SKIDDED INTO GRASSY AREA BTWN RAMP AND RAMP CONNECTOR TXWY. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT, TXWY, OR TXWY LIGHTS BORDERING TXWYS. ACFT WAS LATER TAXIED OUT UNDER OWN PWR AND FLEW NEXT MORNING AFTER BEING CHKED BY MAINT.

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.