Atl ATCT local controller thought the crew of an MD80 cleared the runway too slowly. The crew was exiting the runway with a turn that was over 90 degrees.

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Attributes
ACN	593011
Time
Date	200309
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower tower : smf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	593011
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Exiting runway after landing on runway 9R. Exited the runway on taxiway K. Because taxiway K was a reverse high speed and we were told to hold short of runway 9L, taxi speed was very slow. Tower informed us to completely clear the runway because of a landing aircraft immediately behind us. We were unaware of any problems. Tower advised us to expeditiously clear the runway at all times and that no action was taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATL ATCT LCL CTLR THOUGHT THE CREW OF AN MD80 CLRED THE RWY TOO SLOWLY. THE CREW WAS EXITING THE RWY WITH A TURN THAT WAS OVER 90 DEGS.

Narrative: EXITING RWY AFTER LNDG ON RWY 9R. EXITED THE RWY ON TXWY K. BECAUSE TXWY K WAS A REVERSE HIGH SPD AND WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9L, TAXI SPD WAS VERY SLOW. TWR INFORMED US TO COMPLETELY CLR THE RWY BECAUSE OF A LNDG ACFT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND US. WE WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBS. TWR ADVISED US TO EXPEDITIOUSLY CLR THE RWY AT ALL TIMES AND THAT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.

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.