Captain of mdt asked to leave runway immediately after landing turned into paved area thinking it was a taxiway. Did not feel he was clear of runway. Advised tower and following flight made a go around.

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Attributes
ACN	195852
Time
Date	199112
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mke
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	195852
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After landing on 4R, tower asked us off the runway immediately due to traffic behind us. Trying to help ATC, captain pulled off the runway as soon as possible thinking it was a taxiway. Apparently area we taxied onto was a nonlighted asphalted place. We were clear of the runway but not wanting to take any chances, we informed the tower that we were not clear. This action caused the aircraft behind us to go around. This situation could have been prevented if all the runway lights were working. Apparently, there were some lights missing in that asphalted area causing it to look like taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF MDT ASKED TO LEAVE RWY IMMEDIATELY AFTER LNDG TURNED INTO PAVED AREA THINKING IT WAS A TAXIWAY. DID NOT FEEL HE WAS CLR OF RWY. ADVISED TWR AND FOLLOWING FLT MADE A GAR.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON 4R, TWR ASKED US OFF THE RWY IMMEDIATELY DUE TO TFC BEHIND US. TRYING TO HELP ATC, CAPT PULLED OFF THE RWY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THINKING IT WAS A TAXIWAY. APPARENTLY AREA WE TAXIED ONTO WAS A NONLIGHTED ASPHALTED PLACE. WE WERE CLR OF THE RWY BUT NOT WANTING TO TAKE ANY CHANCES, WE INFORMED THE TWR THAT WE WERE NOT CLR. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE ACFT BEHIND US TO GAR. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF ALL THE RWY LIGHTS WERE WORKING. APPARENTLY, THERE WERE SOME LIGHTS MISSING IN THAT ASPHALTED AREA CAUSING IT TO LOOK LIKE TAXIWAY.

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.