Air carrier X exited taxiway after landing, hit taxiway sign and blew tire. Pilot deviation. Turn to...

Attributes
ACN	175002
Time
Date	199104
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 16296 flight time type : 10030
ASRS Report	175002
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 925
ASRS Report	174944
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

First officer landed on runway 26L at grr. Tower requested we exit on high speed taxiway A5. After clearing the active runway, tower cleared us to the ramp, and to stay on his frequency. I made a right turn to taxiway a, and the right main gear went off the taxiway. #4 tire hit a taxiway sign and blew out. No evacuate/evacuation and no injuries. I believe this event could have been avoided. The aviation safety inspector-air carrier operations at grr-FSDO tells me the turn can't be made by a stretch large transport. Nothing on the airport chart indicates this. A better solution would be to put a concrete fillet at the intersection, so the turn can be made. The sign is very close to the taxiway. Supplemental information from acn 174944: approaching the last high speed (A5), tower instructed air carrier X to clear at the next high-speed, taxi to parking and stay on tower frequency. Exiting on the high-speed (A5), a wide right turn on taxiway a was commenced. I interrupted my after landing flow checks to assist the captain with taxi directions to parking. During the turn the right main gear exited the taxiway and impacted a runway sign. The turn was being accomplished at night. However, I believed the turn could be safely accomplished in an large transport stretch. Recommend an evaluation of turn geometry at these type intxns at grr. If a stretch large transport can safely make the turns recommend fillets be constructed to further enhance safe turning. Also recommend runway signs be moved to less hazardous locations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X EXITED TXWY AFTER LNDG, HIT TXWY SIGN AND BLEW TIRE. PLT DEVIATION. TURN TO TXWY A FROM HIGH SPEED TXWY A5 CANNOT BE MADE BY STRETCH LGT.

Narrative: F/O LANDED ON RWY 26L AT GRR. TWR REQUESTED WE EXIT ON HIGH SPD TXWY A5. AFTER CLRING THE ACTIVE RWY, TWR CLRED US TO THE RAMP, AND TO STAY ON HIS FREQ. I MADE A RIGHT TURN TO TXWY A, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT OFF THE TXWY. #4 TIRE HIT A TXWY SIGN AND BLEW OUT. NO EVAC AND NO INJURIES. I BELIEVE THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THE AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR-ACR OPS AT GRR-FSDO TELLS ME THE TURN CAN'T BE MADE BY A STRETCH LGT. NOTHING ON THE ARPT CHART INDICATES THIS. A BETTER SOLUTION WOULD BE TO PUT A CONCRETE FILLET AT THE INTXN, SO THE TURN CAN BE MADE. THE SIGN IS VERY CLOSE TO THE TXWY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 174944: APCHING THE LAST HIGH SPD (A5), TWR INSTRUCTED ACR X TO CLR AT THE NEXT HIGH-SPD, TAXI TO PARKING AND STAY ON TWR FREQ. EXITING ON THE HIGH-SPD (A5), A WIDE RIGHT TURN ON TXWY A WAS COMMENCED. I INTERRUPTED MY AFTER LNDG FLOW CHKS TO ASSIST THE CAPT WITH TAXI DIRECTIONS TO PARKING. DURING THE TURN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXITED THE TXWY AND IMPACTED A RWY SIGN. THE TURN WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED AT NIGHT. HOWEVER, I BELIEVED THE TURN COULD BE SAFELY ACCOMPLISHED IN AN LGT STRETCH. RECOMMEND AN EVALUATION OF TURN GEOMETRY AT THESE TYPE INTXNS AT GRR. IF A STRETCH LGT CAN SAFELY MAKE THE TURNS RECOMMEND FILLETS BE CONSTRUCTED TO FURTHER ENHANCE SAFE TURNING. ALSO RECOMMEND RWY SIGNS BE MOVED TO LESS HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS.

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.

Air carrier X exited taxiway after landing, hit taxiway sign and blew tire. Pilot deviation. Turn to taxiway a from high speed taxiway A5 cannot be made by stretch large transport.