Narrative:

Landed san runway 27 localizer at XA35 local left turn off required. Taxi back on taxiway B to approach end hold short for landing traffic. After 2 lndgs, we were instructed to cross runway 27 to parking and expedite due to landing traffic 3 mi final. Pitch dark with no lighting found us crossing straight ahead to an apron on the other side of runway. This apron had no apparent exit. We had to ask for airport ground assistance to exit apron onto approved taxiway. No damage to airplane, no damage to airport. Area is very confusing at night with old runway designated as taxiway D lighting is poor and confusing with poor diagram. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that after waiting approximately 5 mins at taxiway D for landing traffic he was cleared to cross runway 27, with an 'expedite' for landing traffic. Instead of making the half left turn required to stay on taxiway D he proceeded straight ahead ending up in the 'oval area.' this oval area is paved, however, it's not considered an area for taxiing. The reporter revealed, although he was clear of runway 27, the tower had landing traffic go around. Because he could not see an exit to his location, blue taxiway lights ahead and runway to the rear, he requested a marshaller for assistance. The final solution was to make a hard right turn with a left turn between the taxiway lights onto taxiway C. No damage was done to aircraft or surface area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A310 CREW, ASKED TO EXPEDITE ACROSS THE RWY AT SAN, FOUND THEMSELVES ON A NON STRESSED AREA OF THE RAMP BTWN THE RWY AND TXWY.

Narrative: LANDED SAN RWY 27 LOC AT XA35 LCL L TURN OFF REQUIRED. TAXI BACK ON TXWY B TO APCH END HOLD SHORT FOR LNDG TFC. AFTER 2 LNDGS, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RWY 27 TO PARKING AND EXPEDITE DUE TO LNDG TFC 3 MI FINAL. PITCH DARK WITH NO LIGHTING FOUND US XING STRAIGHT AHEAD TO AN APRON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RWY. THIS APRON HAD NO APPARENT EXIT. WE HAD TO ASK FOR ARPT GND ASSISTANCE TO EXIT APRON ONTO APPROVED TXWY. NO DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE, NO DAMAGE TO ARPT. AREA IS VERY CONFUSING AT NIGHT WITH OLD RWY DESIGNATED AS TXWY D LIGHTING IS POOR AND CONFUSING WITH POOR DIAGRAM. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT AFTER WAITING APPROX 5 MINS AT TXWY D FOR LNDG TFC HE WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 27, WITH AN 'EXPEDITE' FOR LNDG TFC. INSTEAD OF MAKING THE HALF L TURN REQUIRED TO STAY ON TXWY D HE PROCEEDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ENDING UP IN THE 'OVAL AREA.' THIS OVAL AREA IS PAVED, HOWEVER, IT'S NOT CONSIDERED AN AREA FOR TAXIING. THE RPTR REVEALED, ALTHOUGH HE WAS CLR OF RWY 27, THE TWR HAD LNDG TFC GO AROUND. BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SEE AN EXIT TO HIS LOCATION, BLUE TXWY LIGHTS AHEAD AND RWY TO THE REAR, HE REQUESTED A MARSHALLER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FINAL SOLUTION WAS TO MAKE A HARD R TURN WITH A L TURN BTWN THE TXWY LIGHTS ONTO TXWY C. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ACFT OR SURFACE AREA.

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.