Narrative:

Flight xx clt-mia was taxiing for departure on runway 36L. It was night VFR and we were told to taxi to spot 5 and contact ground control. Ground control told us to taxi to 36L via bravo and cross runway 5-23. We made an incorrect turn onto a different taxiway and told ground immediately. He said no problem, and to continue to echo and then cross 5023. The lighting and signs at some of these airports are horrible, and something must be done to make taxi instructions much more clear. It would help to have the taxiway name painted on the taxiway every 100 yds or so. That way, you don't have to rely on poor signs and inadequate lighting to successfully complete something as critical as taxiing an aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TURNED ONTO WRONG TXWY DURING TAXI FOR TKOF.

Narrative: FLT XX CLT-MIA WAS TAXIING FOR DEP ON RWY 36L. IT WAS NIGHT VFR AND WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO SPOT 5 AND CONTACT GND CTL. GND CTL TOLD US TO TAXI TO 36L VIA BRAVO AND CROSS RWY 5-23. WE MADE AN INCORRECT TURN ONTO A DIFFERENT TXWY AND TOLD GND IMMEDIATELY. HE SAID NO PROB, AND TO CONTINUE TO ECHO AND THEN CROSS 5023. THE LIGHTING AND SIGNS AT SOME OF THESE ARPTS ARE HORRIBLE, AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO MAKE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS MUCH MORE CLR. IT WOULD HELP TO HAVE THE TXWY NAME PAINTED ON THE TXWY EVERY 100 YDS OR SO. THAT WAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON POOR SIGNS AND INADEQUATE LIGHTING TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE SOMETHING AS CRITICAL AS TAXIING AN ACFT.

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.