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A B747-400 crew, during postflt walkaround at bna, discovered mud on left landing gear, indicating a taxiway excursion took place during taxi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain Thunderstorm |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 536635 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
WX at nashville was rainy with thunderstorms in the vicinity. Landed on runway 20R. Taxied on taxiway a. Instructed by operations to enter parking area via R3. Taxiway was closed between R1 and R3. Due to equipment, poor lighting, and operations instructions, we didn't enter at R1 but went back onto the runway and came in via R3. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary during the taxi. I did discover mud on the left wing gear during the postflt walkaround, so I must have gone off a taxiway at some point. The taxiway was poorly lit and wet, but as I stated before, I didn't notice anything during the taxi that would indicate that I went off the taxiway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 CREW, DURING POSTFLT WALKAROUND AT BNA, DISCOVERED MUD ON L LNDG GEAR, INDICATING A TXWY EXCURSION TOOK PLACE DURING TAXI.
Narrative: WX AT NASHVILLE WAS RAINY WITH TSTMS IN THE VICINITY. LANDED ON RWY 20R. TAXIED ON TXWY A. INSTRUCTED BY OPS TO ENTER PARKING AREA VIA R3. TXWY WAS CLOSED BTWN R1 AND R3. DUE TO EQUIP, POOR LIGHTING, AND OPS INSTRUCTIONS, WE DIDN'T ENTER AT R1 BUT WENT BACK ONTO THE RWY AND CAME IN VIA R3. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY DURING THE TAXI. I DID DISCOVER MUD ON THE L WING GEAR DURING THE POSTFLT WALKAROUND, SO I MUST HAVE GONE OFF A TXWY AT SOME POINT. THE TXWY WAS POORLY LIT AND WET, BUT AS I STATED BEFORE, I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING DURING THE TAXI THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT I WENT OFF THE 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.