B727 crew cuts corner during turn onto taxiway east from taxiway B and gets stuck in the wet grass.

Attributes
ACN	731820
Time
Date	200703
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 102 flight time total : 6406 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	731820
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The captain of the plane taxied the aircraft through a 90 degree turn and cut the corner too short putting the right main wheel in the grass. The wheel stuck in the wet grass and we were unable to taxi any further. We landed and were instructed to turn off at the end of runway. We turned right at the end of runway as instructed. The controller gave us instructions to taxi on taxiway B and turn right on taxiway east to FBO. The controller instructed us that the taxiway was 50 ft wide. When we got close to taxiway east; the flight engineer and myself (the first officer) advised the captain not to proceed. However the captain continued the taxi cutting too short. After further review of the airport diagram. I noticed that the taxiway east is not stressed for our weight and we should not have accepted those taxi instructions. Also; our dispatchers should not have had us handled by that FBO because of the txwys that you have to travel to get there. In conclusion; XA00 in the morning; rain; tired; bad taxi instructions; and captain error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW CUTS CORNER DURING TURN ONTO TAXIWAY E FROM TXWY B AND GETS STUCK IN THE WET GRASS.

Narrative: THE CAPT OF THE PLANE TAXIED THE ACFT THROUGH A 90 DEG TURN AND CUT THE CORNER TOO SHORT PUTTING THE R MAIN WHEEL IN THE GRASS. THE WHEEL STUCK IN THE WET GRASS AND WE WERE UNABLE TO TAXI ANY FURTHER. WE LANDED AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF AT THE END OF RWY. WE TURNED R AT THE END OF RWY AS INSTRUCTED. THE CTLR GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI ON TXWY B AND TURN R ON TXWY E TO FBO. THE CTLR INSTRUCTED US THAT THE TXWY WAS 50 FT WIDE. WHEN WE GOT CLOSE TO TXWY E; THE FE AND MYSELF (THE FO) ADVISED THE CAPT NOT TO PROCEED. HOWEVER THE CAPT CONTINUED THE TAXI CUTTING TOO SHORT. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW OF THE ARPT DIAGRAM. I NOTICED THAT THE TXWY E IS NOT STRESSED FOR OUR WT AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED THOSE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. ALSO; OUR DISPATCHERS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD US HANDLED BY THAT FBO BECAUSE OF THE TXWYS THAT YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL TO GET THERE. IN CONCLUSION; XA00 IN THE MORNING; RAIN; TIRED; BAD TAXI INSTRUCTIONS; AND CAPT ERROR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.