Small transport rolls out onto high speed taxiway which is closed.

Attributes
ACN	283088
Time
Date	199409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bhm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	283088
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

Listened to ATIS, it said taxiway C and D closed. We looked at commercial airport layout (aug 94) and were unable to locate taxiway C and D. We thought that ATIS was giving erroneous information or that taxiway was some obscure cargo area taxiway. We were cleared to land and hold short of crossing runway. Thought that we would help out by exiting the first high speed taxiway we came to, so I did. You guessed it -- low and behold taxiway C and D. Controller said that taxiway was closed but there were no barriers (they were letting stripes dry). Rechked airport diagram and the taxiway was not labeled C and D but an 'a' on the diagram. We mentioned this to controller who said airport signs were due to change soon, but the layout was shown without a future effective date. Was erroneous information sent to commercial publication? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he has not contacted commercial chart company at this point. The diagram misinfo has been discussed within his company pilot group.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT ROLLS OUT ONTO HIGH SPD TXWY WHICH IS CLOSED.

Narrative: LISTENED TO ATIS, IT SAID TXWY C AND D CLOSED. WE LOOKED AT COMMERCIAL ARPT LAYOUT (AUG 94) AND WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE TXWY C AND D. WE THOUGHT THAT ATIS WAS GIVING ERRONEOUS INFO OR THAT TXWY WAS SOME OBSCURE CARGO AREA TXWY. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AND HOLD SHORT OF XING RWY. THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD HELP OUT BY EXITING THE FIRST HIGH SPD TXWY WE CAME TO, SO I DID. YOU GUESSED IT -- LOW AND BEHOLD TXWY C AND D. CTLR SAID THAT TXWY WAS CLOSED BUT THERE WERE NO BARRIERS (THEY WERE LETTING STRIPES DRY). RECHKED ARPT DIAGRAM AND THE TXWY WAS NOT LABELED C AND D BUT AN 'A' ON THE DIAGRAM. WE MENTIONED THIS TO CTLR WHO SAID ARPT SIGNS WERE DUE TO CHANGE SOON, BUT THE LAYOUT WAS SHOWN WITHOUT A FUTURE EFFECTIVE DATE. WAS ERRONEOUS INFO SENT TO COMMERCIAL PUB? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE HAS NOT CONTACTED COMMERCIAL CHART COMPANY AT THIS POINT. THE DIAGRAM MISINFO HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITHIN HIS COMPANY PLT GROUP.

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.