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A flight crew landed on sfo runway 28L with a clearance to expedite via taxiway D; but exited on taxiway T because of confusing signage and lighting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1235168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
After landing on 28L the tower told us to expedite and exit the runway on taxiway D. Taxi way D and T entrance is collocated. The first officer was flying the plane and said that he saw the taxiway and turned towards the entrance at about a 45 deg. Angle because of our speed trying to hurry off the runway. Approaching the entrance of the taxiway at night at an angle other than 90 deg. It is difficult to tell where you are at in the entrance. As we entered into the taxiway we realized that we needed to be further to the left; we were actually starting into taxiway T. I was instructed to call the tower by ground control. Explained how and why we ended up on T not D as instructed. The controller told me this happens at that intersection all the time. Signage and or lighting needs to be better at that intersection for night time operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A flight crew landed on SFO Runway 28L with a clearance to expedite via Taxiway D; but exited on Taxiway T because of confusing signage and lighting.
Narrative: After landing on 28L the Tower told us to expedite and exit the runway on Taxiway D. Taxi way D and T entrance is collocated. The First Officer was flying the plane and said that he saw the taxiway and turned towards the entrance at about a 45 deg. angle because of our speed trying to hurry off the runway. Approaching the entrance of the taxiway at night at an angle other than 90 deg. it is difficult to tell where you are at in the entrance. As we entered into the taxiway we realized that we needed to be further to the left; we were actually starting into taxiway T. I was instructed to call the tower by ground control. explained how and why we ended up on T not D as instructed. The controller told me this happens at that intersection all the time. Signage and or lighting needs to be better at that intersection for night time operations.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.