Flight crew of medium large transport mistaxied and corrected error by proceeding to closest runway.

Attributes
ACN	190427
Time
Date	199109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4300
ASRS Report	190427
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

Aircraft was cleared to taxi to runway 2R via taxiway left and H. The left taxiway jogs left slightly at newly constructed L7. L7 continues straight ahead to the newly constructed extension of 13/31. The newly constructed taxiways are not depicted on the chart 10-9. We followed the taxiway straight ahead onto L7. We did recognize the error, but rather than make a hard left back onto taxiway left we asked bna ground to clear us onto L7 and runway 31. Bna ground stated this was a common mistake since the construction. Better taxiway marking, a revision to the chart and NOTAMS would help avoid this mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF MLG MISTAXIED AND CORRECTED ERROR BY PROCEEDING TO CLOSEST RWY.

Narrative: ACFT WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 2R VIA TAXIWAY L AND H. THE L TAXIWAY JOGS L SLIGHTLY AT NEWLY CONSTRUCTED L7. L7 CONTINUES STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED EXTENSION OF 13/31. THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED TAXIWAYS ARE NOT DEPICTED ON THE CHART 10-9. WE FOLLOWED THE TAXIWAY STRAIGHT AHEAD ONTO L7. WE DID RECOGNIZE THE ERROR, BUT RATHER THAN MAKE A HARD L BACK ONTO TAXIWAY L WE ASKED BNA GND TO CLR US ONTO L7 AND RWY 31. BNA GND STATED THIS WAS A COMMON MISTAKE SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION. BETTER TAXIWAY MARKING, A REVISION TO THE CHART AND NOTAMS WOULD HELP AVOID THIS MISTAKE.

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.