An atx fgt small transport taxied into the weeds.

Attributes
ACN	234920
Time
Date	199302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : las
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 2735
ASRS Report	234920
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed on runway 28. Taxi instructions 'cross runway 23L and runway 23R, taxi to the ramp.' I turned left on taxiway south. Snow and blowing snow made it almost impossible to distinguish the taxiway from grass infield. I followed the taxiway lights to what appeared to be taxiway J. Turning right, I taxied off of the pavement. I secured the engines and advised controllers of the situation. No damage to the aircraft. The blowing snow made it impossible to distinguish paved from unpaved surfaces. There was a taxiway light on the right side of taxiway south missing. That gave the appearance of a crossing taxiway where there was none.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX FGT SMT TAXIED INTO THE WEEDS.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 28. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS 'CROSS RWY 23L AND RWY 23R, TAXI TO THE RAMP.' I TURNED L ON TXWY S. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH THE TXWY FROM GRASS INFIELD. I FOLLOWED THE TXWY LIGHTS TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE TXWY J. TURNING R, I TAXIED OFF OF THE PAVEMENT. I SECURED THE ENGS AND ADVISED CTLRS OF THE SIT. NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE BLOWING SNOW MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH PAVED FROM UNPAVED SURFACES. THERE WAS A TXWY LIGHT ON THE R SIDE OF TXWY S MISSING. THAT GAVE THE APPEARANCE OF A XING TXWY WHERE THERE WAS NONE.

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.