An air carrier DC8 freighter got its left main gear stuck in the mud.

Attributes
ACN	352597
Time
Date	199610
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
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	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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	352597
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

As I was taxiing a DC8 turning onto taxiway wa from wm on runway 14R at iah, the left main gear went off the taxiway at the taxiway wm-wa intersection. The gear stuck in the mud. No damage to aircraft or airport. The turn was approximately 120 degrees to the left. If a larger fillet had been placed at that intersection, the incident would not have happened. Also I could probably avoided a problem by asking ground control for clearance to taxi to the inner taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DC8 FREIGHTER GOT ITS L MAIN GEAR STUCK IN THE MUD.

Narrative: AS I WAS TAXIING A DC8 TURNING ONTO TXWY WA FROM WM ON RWY 14R AT IAH, THE L MAIN GEAR WENT OFF THE TXWY AT THE TXWY WM-WA INTXN. THE GEAR STUCK IN THE MUD. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR ARPT. THE TURN WAS APPROX 120 DEGS TO THE L. IF A LARGER FILLET HAD BEEN PLACED AT THAT INTXN, THE INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. ALSO I COULD PROBABLY AVOIDED A PROB BY ASKING GND CTL FOR CLRNC TO TAXI TO THE INNER TXWY.

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.