Narrative:

After landing on runway 28R at sfo we cleared the runway at taxiway T and were instructed to cross 28L and join T and then D. We were currently on T as we began to cross the runway. I didn't realize that to join D the turn needed to be done on the crossing runway. We completed the crossing of runway 28L on T and missed the turn onto D. We cleared 28L; still on T; and called ground. There was an aircraft under tow on B that was instructed to give way to us and we were instructed to join taxiway a and proceed to the ramp without incident. This is a very confusing intersection that combined with the location of taxiway signage made the instructions that we were given very difficult to understand. I think that better taxi planning and better ATC verbiage could help to prevent this confusion in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reported a taxiway incursion at SFO. Captain cited signage as a contributing factor.

Narrative: After landing on Runway 28R at SFO we cleared the runway at taxiway T and were instructed to cross 28L and join T and then D. We were currently on T as we began to cross the runway. I didn't realize that to join D the turn needed to be done on the crossing runway. We completed the crossing of Runway 28L on T and missed the turn onto D. We cleared 28L; still on T; and called Ground. There was an aircraft under tow on B that was instructed to give way to us and we were instructed to join taxiway A and proceed to the ramp without incident. This is a very confusing intersection that combined with the location of taxiway signage made the instructions that we were given very difficult to understand. I think that better taxi planning and better ATC verbiage could help to prevent this confusion in the future.

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.