DC8 attempting a 180 degree turn on runway has nosewheel slip off runway edge.

Attributes
ACN	317922
Time
Date	199510
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mli
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ict
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 3650
ASRS Report	317922
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing on runway 27 (8507 ft by 150 ft) at mli, the tower instructed me to make a 180 degree turn to back taxi. A right turn was made form approximately 12 ft from the left runway edge. Due to a stiff steering on this aircraft, and a moist runway, the nosewheel slipped off the right edge of the runway. The tower was informed and the runway was closed. As the tire was within inches (3-4 inches), of runway edge, and depressed into the soil approximately (3-4 inches), some soil was removed in front of the tire. A steel runway plank was placed in front of the tire and the aircraft was taxied onto it. A second steel plank was placed aft of the tire allowing the aircraft to be pulled back onto the runway. As no damage was done to the aircraft it was returned to the ramp without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 ATTEMPTING A 180 DEG TURN ON RWY HAS NOSEWHEEL SLIP OFF RWY EDGE.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 27 (8507 FT BY 150 FT) AT MLI, THE TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN TO BACK TAXI. A R TURN WAS MADE FORM APPROX 12 FT FROM THE L RWY EDGE. DUE TO A STIFF STEERING ON THIS ACFT, AND A MOIST RWY, THE NOSEWHEEL SLIPPED OFF THE R EDGE OF THE RWY. THE TWR WAS INFORMED AND THE RWY WAS CLOSED. AS THE TIRE WAS WITHIN INCHES (3-4 INCHES), OF RWY EDGE, AND DEPRESSED INTO THE SOIL APPROX (3-4 INCHES), SOME SOIL WAS REMOVED IN FRONT OF THE TIRE. A STEEL RWY PLANK WAS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE TIRE AND THE ACFT WAS TAXIED ONTO IT. A SECOND STEEL PLANK WAS PLACED AFT OF THE TIRE ALLOWING THE ACFT TO BE PULLED BACK ONTO THE RWY. AS NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT IT WAS RETURNED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.