Narrative:

After landing on runway 6 uneventfully, the captain initiated a turn onto runway 19 for taxi. Runway was wet. Visibility was about 1 mi with a fog bank over the end of runway 6. We commenced the turn appropriately and I looked away to reset my VOR frequency and altitude alerter. When I looked back I could see he had misjudged his turn. I called out the problem and the captain stopped the aircraft. As it turned out, the nosewheel had just barely left the pavement. A tug was able to push us back onto the pavement and the taxi-in was uneventful after that. In hindsight: I should have followed procedure and not changed frequencys, etc, until clear of the runway, especially with the deteriorating visibility.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC8 CARGO ACFT IS STOPPED WHEN THE PIC RUNS THE NOSEWHEEL OFF THE SIDE OF RWY 24-19 IN ATTEMPTING A 135 DEG TURN ONTO RWY 19 AT BDL, CT.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 6 UNEVENTFULLY, THE CAPT INITIATED A TURN ONTO RWY 19 FOR TAXI. RWY WAS WET. VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 1 MI WITH A FOG BANK OVER THE END OF RWY 6. WE COMMENCED THE TURN APPROPRIATELY AND I LOOKED AWAY TO RESET MY VOR FREQ AND ALT ALERTER. WHEN I LOOKED BACK I COULD SEE HE HAD MISJUDGED HIS TURN. I CALLED OUT THE PROB AND THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE NOSEWHEEL HAD JUST BARELY LEFT THE PAVEMENT. A TUG WAS ABLE TO PUSH US BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT AND THE TAXI-IN WAS UNEVENTFUL AFTER THAT. IN HINDSIGHT: I SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED PROC AND NOT CHANGED FREQS, ETC, UNTIL CLR OF THE RWY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE DETERIORATING VISIBILITY.

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.