Captain landing an medium large transport missed high speed turnoffs from runway 27 at bos, overshot...

Attributes
ACN	193607
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	193607
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing on runway 27 at logan, we missed the high speed turnoffs (east and X) and were then instructed by local east to 'expedite to the end and make a right turn at the blue lights.' as we approached taxiway sierra, I realized that the captain was looking down the runway overrun to the red threshold lights as being 'the end' and the taxiway lights on B as being the 'blue lights' mentioned by local. The controller had also instructed us to 'hold short of 22R and monitor tower on 128.80, company on short final.' I had assumed, incorrectly, that the captain understood that we were expected to turn right on sierra and made the mistake of looking down at the center console to preload 128.80 in the standby communication register. As I looked up (and switched to 128.80), I realized that the captain was going to roll through sierra and into the chevron marked stopway (which was only very dimly visible as being so marked), so I called 'stop' and pointed out sierra as being our cleared route. The captain stopped the aircraft with the nosewheel just past the line of blue lights across 27 delineating the western edge of sierra. He then made a hard right turn running the nosewheel between the blue lights and back on to sierra (the mains had remained on the runway straddling the centerline) and proceeded northbound on sierra as instructed. I looked back down the runway and saw the company aircraft executing a go around but since I had already switched to local west, did not hear the exchange between the controller and the other aircraft. I believe that the markings and lighting at this intersection are a man-trap and given the instructions we received, the captain's intended course of action was logical and a very easy mistake to make. I would encourage massport to relocate the red threshold lights to the west edge of sierra. Barring some such remedial action, his error is likely to recur.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT LNDG AN MLG MISSED HIGH SPD TURNOFFS FROM RWY 27 AT BOS, OVERSHOT TAXIWAY S BUT MANAGED TO TURN ACFT SHARPLY AND REGAIN TAXIWAY S. DELAY IN CLRING RWY CAUSED A GAR OF ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: UPON LNDG ON RWY 27 AT LOGAN, WE MISSED THE HIGH SPD TURNOFFS (E AND X) AND WERE THEN INSTRUCTED BY LCL E TO 'EXPEDITE TO THE END AND MAKE A R TURN AT THE BLUE LIGHTS.' AS WE APCHED TAXIWAY SIERRA, I REALIZED THAT THE CAPT WAS LOOKING DOWN THE RWY OVERRUN TO THE RED THRESHOLD LIGHTS AS BEING 'THE END' AND THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS ON B AS BEING THE 'BLUE LIGHTS' MENTIONED BY LCL. THE CTLR HAD ALSO INSTRUCTED US TO 'HOLD SHORT OF 22R AND MONITOR TWR ON 128.80, COMPANY ON SHORT FINAL.' I HAD ASSUMED, INCORRECTLY, THAT THE CAPT UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WERE EXPECTED TO TURN R ON SIERRA AND MADE THE MISTAKE OF LOOKING DOWN AT THE CENTER CONSOLE TO PRELOAD 128.80 IN THE STANDBY COM REGISTER. AS I LOOKED UP (AND SWITCHED TO 128.80), I REALIZED THAT THE CAPT WAS GOING TO ROLL THROUGH SIERRA AND INTO THE CHEVRON MARKED STOPWAY (WHICH WAS ONLY VERY DIMLY VISIBLE AS BEING SO MARKED), SO I CALLED 'STOP' AND POINTED OUT SIERRA AS BEING OUR CLRED RTE. THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT WITH THE NOSEWHEEL JUST PAST THE LINE OF BLUE LIGHTS ACROSS 27 DELINEATING THE WESTERN EDGE OF SIERRA. HE THEN MADE A HARD R TURN RUNNING THE NOSEWHEEL BTWN THE BLUE LIGHTS AND BACK ON TO SIERRA (THE MAINS HAD REMAINED ON THE RWY STRADDLING THE CENTERLINE) AND PROCEEDED NBOUND ON SIERRA AS INSTRUCTED. I LOOKED BACK DOWN THE RWY AND SAW THE COMPANY ACFT EXECUTING A GAR BUT SINCE I HAD ALREADY SWITCHED TO LCL W, DID NOT HEAR THE EXCHANGE BTWN THE CTLR AND THE OTHER ACFT. I BELIEVE THAT THE MARKINGS AND LIGHTING AT THIS INTXN ARE A MAN-TRAP AND GIVEN THE INSTRUCTIONS WE RECEIVED, THE CAPT'S INTENDED COURSE OF ACTION WAS LOGICAL AND A VERY EASY MISTAKE TO MAKE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE MASSPORT TO RELOCATE THE RED THRESHOLD LIGHTS TO THE W EDGE OF SIERRA. BARRING SOME SUCH REMEDIAL ACTION, HIS ERROR IS LIKELY TO RECUR.

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.

Captain landing an medium large transport missed high speed turnoffs from runway 27 at bos, overshot taxiway south but managed to turn aircraft sharply and regain taxiway south. Delay in clearing runway caused a go around of another aircraft.