Narrative:

Landing runways in use: 17L, 17R and 18. The traffic pattern assigned was over the field for a left downwind at 11,000'. We were asked to slow to 210 KTS. We agreed that it was prudent to plan for an arrival using flaps 15. The controller pointed out a heavy transport at 12 O'clock and 3 mi, descending out of 9500'. 'He's for the right, you're for the left'. We were cleared for the visual approach the instant we reported the traffic in sight. At about 1000' AGL it was necessary to rapidly reconfigure the aircraft to our planned landing confign. During the rollout I asked if it was possible to roll to the end. The tower controller curtly instructed us to make the next high speed turnoff because of traffic on short final behind us. As we were turning onto zulu 5 at an estimated 60-70 KTS we were given an instruction to turn on zulu to hold short of runway 17R at zulu 7. At that point in the rollout there is not way in the world to determine where zulu 7 is, so we continued southbound on zulu. The controller got upset because we had not made the 135 degree turn required in order to proceed northbound on zulu to reach zulu 7. Northbound traffic on zulu slowed until we reached zulu 3 where we waited our turn to cross 17R.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG MISSED TAXI CLRNC AFTER LNDG CAUSING A MINOR INCONVENIENCE FOR OUTBOUND ACFT.

Narrative: LNDG RWYS IN USE: 17L, 17R AND 18. THE TFC PATTERN ASSIGNED WAS OVER THE FIELD FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND AT 11,000'. WE WERE ASKED TO SLOW TO 210 KTS. WE AGREED THAT IT WAS PRUDENT TO PLAN FOR AN ARRIVAL USING FLAPS 15. THE CTLR POINTED OUT A HVT AT 12 O'CLOCK AND 3 MI, DESCENDING OUT OF 9500'. 'HE'S FOR THE RIGHT, YOU'RE FOR THE LEFT'. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH THE INSTANT WE REPORTED THE TFC IN SIGHT. AT ABOUT 1000' AGL IT WAS NECESSARY TO RAPIDLY RECONFIGURE THE ACFT TO OUR PLANNED LNDG CONFIGN. DURING THE ROLLOUT I ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO ROLL TO THE END. THE TWR CTLR CURTLY INSTRUCTED US TO MAKE THE NEXT HIGH SPEED TURNOFF BECAUSE OF TFC ON SHORT FINAL BEHIND US. AS WE WERE TURNING ONTO ZULU 5 AT AN ESTIMATED 60-70 KTS WE WERE GIVEN AN INSTRUCTION TO TURN ON ZULU TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 17R AT ZULU 7. AT THAT POINT IN THE ROLLOUT THERE IS NOT WAY IN THE WORLD TO DETERMINE WHERE ZULU 7 IS, SO WE CONTINUED SBND ON ZULU. THE CTLR GOT UPSET BECAUSE WE HAD NOT MADE THE 135 DEG TURN REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PROCEED NBOUND ON ZULU TO REACH ZULU 7. NBOUND TFC ON ZULU SLOWED UNTIL WE REACHED ZULU 3 WHERE WE WAITED OUR TURN TO CROSS 17R.

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.