An medium large transport became disoriented by the taxi lines at den.

Attributes
ACN	224866
Time
Date	199210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 6800
ASRS Report	224866
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing at den from runway to 'east' gates can be confusing. Ground control directs you somewhat vaguely to 'the black line' where you then contact 'echo control.' they simply tell you to stay left or right. The confusion arises because there are 4 painted lines along the route -- red, purple, yellow and red. For those of us who don't get to den too often, it would be helpful if instructions were given visibility-a-visibility the painted lines. Simply saying 'stay to the right' might result in others taxiing to the hangars instead of the gate as we did.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MLG BECAME DISORIENTED BY THE TAXI LINES AT DEN.

Narrative: TAXIING AT DEN FROM RWY TO 'E' GATES CAN BE CONFUSING. GND CTL DIRECTS YOU SOMEWHAT VAGUELY TO 'THE BLACK LINE' WHERE YOU THEN CONTACT 'ECHO CTL.' THEY SIMPLY TELL YOU TO STAY L OR R. THE CONFUSION ARISES BECAUSE THERE ARE 4 PAINTED LINES ALONG THE RTE -- RED, PURPLE, YELLOW AND RED. FOR THOSE OF US WHO DON'T GET TO DEN TOO OFTEN, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN VIS-A-VIS THE PAINTED LINES. SIMPLY SAYING 'STAY TO THE R' MIGHT RESULT IN OTHERS TAXIING TO THE HANGARS INSTEAD OF THE GATE AS WE DID.

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.