Landing air carrier medium large transport exits onto wrong taxiway at clt.

Attributes
ACN	155969
Time
Date	199009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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 : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 202 flight time total : 15916 flight time type : 3204
ASRS Report	155969
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On landing roll on runway 36L, the tower advised us to clear on E6 or E8. We missed E6 and as we approached E8, it wasn't clear whether the sign was pointing to the forward high speed or the reverse high speed. I was going too fast to warrant a peek at my taxi diagram, but my copilot as well as the jump seat rider were sure that E8 was the reverse high speed. (By the way, the jump seat rider was an experience senior captain with our airline.) as it turns out, I followed the advice of my copilot and jump seat rider and it turned ot to be the wrong taxiway. The controller tower asked me to call them, and they suggested that I familiarize myself more thoroughly with the txwys. They were very nice about it. Clt tower takes an educational, rather than a violation approach. I was very appreciative of their attitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG ACR MLG EXITS ONTO WRONG TXWY AT CLT.

Narrative: ON LNDG ROLL ON RWY 36L, THE TWR ADVISED US TO CLR ON E6 OR E8. WE MISSED E6 AND AS WE APCHED E8, IT WASN'T CLR WHETHER THE SIGN WAS POINTING TO THE FORWARD HIGH SPD OR THE REVERSE HIGH SPD. I WAS GOING TOO FAST TO WARRANT A PEEK AT MY TAXI DIAGRAM, BUT MY COPLT AS WELL AS THE JUMP SEAT RIDER WERE SURE THAT E8 WAS THE REVERSE HIGH SPD. (BY THE WAY, THE JUMP SEAT RIDER WAS AN EXPERIENCE SENIOR CAPT WITH OUR AIRLINE.) AS IT TURNS OUT, I FOLLOWED THE ADVICE OF MY COPLT AND JUMP SEAT RIDER AND IT TURNED OT TO BE THE WRONG TXWY. THE CTLR TWR ASKED ME TO CALL THEM, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I FAMILIARIZE MYSELF MORE THOROUGHLY WITH THE TXWYS. THEY WERE VERY NICE ABOUT IT. CLT TWR TAKES AN EDUCATIONAL, RATHER THAN A VIOLATION APCH. I WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THEIR ATTITUDE.

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.