Air carrier turns wrong taxiway and continues taxi without contact ground control.

Attributes
ACN	224589
Time
Date	199210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
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	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	224589
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At dfw after clearing the active runway, ground control gave instructions to turn left on the inner then right on 24N. We turned left onto india at which point we realized our mistake. I attempted to contact ground control to let them know we had taken a wrong turn but the frequency was congested and I couldn't get a hold of them. The captain continued on india onto the ramp and told me to contact ramp control. I attempted to contact ramp control on a frequency the flight engineer gave me but it was the wrong frequency. At this point I suggested to the captain to stop until I could talk to someone. I found the correct frequency and attempted to contact ramp control. The captain continued along the ramp and exited onto the inner at 22N and told me to contact ground. I contacted ground and told them we were coming out of 22N onto the inner and into 24N. We then turned on 24N back onto the ramp and into our gate. It all happened very quickly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR TURNS WRONG TAXIWAY AND CONTINUES TAXI WITHOUT CONTACT GND CTL.

Narrative: AT DFW AFTER CLRING THE ACTIVE RWY, GND CTL GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN L ON THE INNER THEN R ON 24N. WE TURNED L ONTO INDIA AT WHICH POINT WE REALIZED OUR MISTAKE. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT GND CTL TO LET THEM KNOW WE HAD TAKEN A WRONG TURN BUT THE FREQ WAS CONGESTED AND I COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF THEM. THE CAPT CONTINUED ON INDIA ONTO THE RAMP AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT RAMP CTL. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT RAMP CTL ON A FREQ THE FE GAVE ME BUT IT WAS THE WRONG FREQ. AT THIS POINT I SUGGESTED TO THE CAPT TO STOP UNTIL I COULD TALK TO SOMEONE. I FOUND THE CORRECT FREQ AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT RAMP CTL. THE CAPT CONTINUED ALONG THE RAMP AND EXITED ONTO THE INNER AT 22N AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT GND. I CONTACTED GND AND TOLD THEM WE WERE COMING OUT OF 22N ONTO THE INNER AND INTO 24N. WE THEN TURNED ON 24N BACK ONTO THE RAMP AND INTO OUR GATE. IT ALL HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY.

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.