A CL65 first officer reported that he and his captain were confused by taxi instructions at stl and were unable to find taxiway H after crossing runway 30L. Since traffic was on final for runway 30L they exited at the taxiway they could see, which was taxiway north.

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Attributes
ACN	466265
Time
Date	200003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	466265
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	lighting : stl.airport markings : stl.airport signage : stl.airport

Narrative:

We were to operation out of stl to cvg. We were instructed to taxi to runway 30L by way of taxiway a, hold short of runway 30L at taxiway H, to runway 30L from the north side. As we made the left turn onto taxiway H to hold short, we were instructed to cross runway 30L. As we crossed, neither the captain or myself could make out taxiway H on the other side of runway 30L. All I saw was the edge of the runway. There was traffic on a two mi final to runway 30L. The captain immediately took the taxiway he could make out, which was taxiway north. There was no conflict. We cleared the runway and the aircraft on final landed uneventfully. However, the taxiway H was poorly lighted and difficult to make out clearly. We could have declined the clearance to cross until both of us could see the taxiway before we crossed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 FO RPTED THAT HE AND HIS CAPT WERE CONFUSED BY TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AT STL AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND TXWY H AFTER XING RWY 30L. SINCE TFC WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 30L THEY EXITED AT THE TXWY THEY COULD SEE, WHICH WAS TXWY N.

Narrative: WE WERE TO OP OUT OF STL TO CVG. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 30L BY WAY OF TXWY A, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 30L AT TXWY H, TO RWY 30L FROM THE N SIDE. AS WE MADE THE L TURN ONTO TXWY H TO HOLD SHORT, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RWY 30L. AS WE CROSSED, NEITHER THE CAPT OR MYSELF COULD MAKE OUT TXWY H ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RWY 30L. ALL I SAW WAS THE EDGE OF THE RWY. THERE WAS TFC ON A TWO MI FINAL TO RWY 30L. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TXWY HE COULD MAKE OUT, WHICH WAS TXWY N. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. WE CLRED THE RWY AND THE ACFT ON FINAL LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. HOWEVER, THE TXWY H WAS POORLY LIGHTED AND DIFFICULT TO MAKE OUT CLRLY. WE COULD HAVE DECLINED THE CLRNC TO CROSS UNTIL BOTH OF US COULD SEE THE TXWY BEFORE WE CROSSED.

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.