DC8 crew turned onto taxiway J at ric.

Attributes
ACN	466996
Time
Date	200003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : 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 : 180 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	466996
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During taxi into parking ramp, aircraft accidentally taxied onto taxiway J. Taxiway J is not rated for large aircraft and is noted as such on the airport diagram. In haste to get parked and poor visibility with rain, we accidentally pulled onto taxiway J. We stopped our taxi and had a tug connected and were towed into the ramp. No damage to taxiway or airplane occurred. Restr txwys should be visibly marked as such so that crews will know by viewing signs outside of cockpit. This will allow crew members to keep eyes outside cockpit during taxi instead of reading charts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 CREW TURNED ONTO TXWY J AT RIC.

Narrative: DURING TAXI INTO PARKING RAMP, ACFT ACCIDENTALLY TAXIED ONTO TXWY J. TXWY J IS NOT RATED FOR LARGE ACFT AND IS NOTED AS SUCH ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM. IN HASTE TO GET PARKED AND POOR VISIBILITY WITH RAIN, WE ACCIDENTALLY PULLED ONTO TXWY J. WE STOPPED OUR TAXI AND HAD A TUG CONNECTED AND WERE TOWED INTO THE RAMP. NO DAMAGE TO TXWY OR AIRPLANE OCCURRED. RESTR TXWYS SHOULD BE VISIBLY MARKED AS SUCH SO THAT CREWS WILL KNOW BY VIEWING SIGNS OUTSIDE OF COCKPIT. THIS WILL ALLOW CREW MEMBERS TO KEEP EYES OUTSIDE COCKPIT DURING TAXI INSTEAD OF READING CHARTS.

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.