Large transport taxied on weight limited taxiway overweight.

Attributes
ACN	278102
Time
Date	199407
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hsa airport : gpt
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	278102
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Landed runway 17 turned around about 3/4 down runway to back taxi. Turned right off runway heading towards terminal. Unicom advised us to go to north parking. Since I determined there was not enough room to turn around in the terminal area, I quickly made a left turn (north) on taxiway since a 'viscount' 737 had just taxied up taxiway. As soon as I was committed, I saw a new sign stating maximum gross weight 60000 pounds. I taxied uneventful and parked in north parking with no problems. This sign is not on airport diagram or in the NOTAMS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT TAXIED ON WT LIMITED TXWY OVERWT.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 17 TURNED AROUND ABOUT 3/4 DOWN RWY TO BACK TAXI. TURNED R OFF RWY HDG TOWARDS TERMINAL. UNICOM ADVISED US TO GO TO N PARKING. SINCE I DETERMINED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO TURN AROUND IN THE TERMINAL AREA, I QUICKLY MADE A L TURN (N) ON TXWY SINCE A 'VISCOUNT' 737 HAD JUST TAXIED UP TXWY. AS SOON AS I WAS COMMITTED, I SAW A NEW SIGN STATING MAX GROSS WT 60000 LBS. I TAXIED UNEVENTFUL AND PARKED IN N PARKING WITH NO PROBS. THIS SIGN IS NOT ON ARPT DIAGRAM OR IN THE NOTAMS.

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.