Aircraft turned off of active runway after landing onto taxiway not stressed for the aircraft weight...

Attributes
ACN	113011
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbb
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 675
ASRS Report	113011
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This after landing incident proves the old saying about how 'it ain't over 'till the fat lady sings'. After successfully dodging trw from phx to maf and maf to lbb at night, supervising the first officer's handling of the latter leg, I managed to exit runway 8 onto taxiway H, which happens to be 'restr to aircraft 50,000 pounds or less', and is unlit. Except for damaged pride, no apparent harm done although the controller opined that had it been a hot afternoon we would have found ourselves 'sunk up to (our) hubcaps'. Just as this jewel of wisdom was handed down from the tower, I saw the restriction on the airport diagram. Needless to say I should have seen it sooner (say, before landing), but I had been distracted by the prospect of a non-precision (bd localizer) approach to runway 35L with a circling maneuver for runway 8, with 40-plus KT xwinds on the back course, and the possibilities of windshear, missed approach, and diversion. Contributing factors: no sign to ward off unsuspecting transport pilots, and no instructions from the controller, only 'taxi to parking, good night' during landing rollout.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT TURNED OFF OF ACTIVE RWY AFTER LNDG ONTO TXWY NOT STRESSED FOR THE ACFT WEIGHT.

Narrative: THIS AFTER LNDG INCIDENT PROVES THE OLD SAYING ABOUT HOW 'IT AIN'T OVER 'TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS'. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY DODGING TRW FROM PHX TO MAF AND MAF TO LBB AT NIGHT, SUPERVISING THE F/O'S HANDLING OF THE LATTER LEG, I MANAGED TO EXIT RWY 8 ONTO TXWY H, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE 'RESTR TO ACFT 50,000 LBS OR LESS', AND IS UNLIT. EXCEPT FOR DAMAGED PRIDE, NO APPARENT HARM DONE ALTHOUGH THE CTLR OPINED THAT HAD IT BEEN A HOT AFTERNOON WE WOULD HAVE FOUND OURSELVES 'SUNK UP TO (OUR) HUBCAPS'. JUST AS THIS JEWEL OF WISDOM WAS HANDED DOWN FROM THE TWR, I SAW THE RESTRICTION ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM. NEEDLESS TO SAY I SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT SOONER (SAY, BEFORE LNDG), BUT I HAD BEEN DISTRACTED BY THE PROSPECT OF A NON-PRECISION (BD LOC) APCH TO RWY 35L WITH A CIRCLING MANEUVER FOR RWY 8, WITH 40-PLUS KT XWINDS ON THE BACK COURSE, AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF WINDSHEAR, MISSED APCH, AND DIVERSION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: NO SIGN TO WARD OFF UNSUSPECTING TRANSPORT PLTS, AND NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CTLR, ONLY 'TAXI TO PARKING, GOOD NIGHT' DURING LNDG ROLLOUT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.