An air carrier large transport taxied around a taxiway light without any adverse consequences.

Attributes
ACN	256755
Time
Date	199311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
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	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	256755
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	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

During landing roll (runway 36) dca, tower asked if I could turn off onto runway 33. As their request was based on tightly spaced traffic, this would clear the runway sooner for the next landing aircraft. I slowed and made the turn onto runway 33. The troublesome part of my exit from runway 36 to runway 33 is the path I took to clear runway 36. As the wedge shaped paving on the northwest corner of runway 36/33 is extensive and appears continuous to both runways, I taxied across the area with the light to my left. The tower didn't mind and thanked me for clearing quickly. My concern is that the edge is not marked clearly as a 'no-taxi' area and if it is acceptable for taxi, the light should not be raised or at least better marked. During poor vision conditions the amount of area for taxi as well as the light could be hard to see. I would suggest a flashlight as well as clear paint lines in the wedge area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT TAXIED AROUND A TXWY LIGHT WITHOUT ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES.

Narrative: DURING LNDG ROLL (RWY 36) DCA, TWR ASKED IF I COULD TURN OFF ONTO RWY 33. AS THEIR REQUEST WAS BASED ON TIGHTLY SPACED TFC, THIS WOULD CLR THE RWY SOONER FOR THE NEXT LNDG ACFT. I SLOWED AND MADE THE TURN ONTO RWY 33. THE TROUBLESOME PART OF MY EXIT FROM RWY 36 TO RWY 33 IS THE PATH I TOOK TO CLR RWY 36. AS THE WEDGE SHAPED PAVING ON THE NW CORNER OF RWY 36/33 IS EXTENSIVE AND APPEARS CONTINUOUS TO BOTH RWYS, I TAXIED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE LIGHT TO MY L. THE TWR DIDN'T MIND AND THANKED ME FOR CLRING QUICKLY. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE EDGE IS NOT MARKED CLRLY AS A 'NO-TAXI' AREA AND IF IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR TAXI, THE LIGHT SHOULD NOT BE RAISED OR AT LEAST BETTER MARKED. DURING POOR VISION CONDITIONS THE AMOUNT OF AREA FOR TAXI AS WELL AS THE LIGHT COULD BE HARD TO SEE. I WOULD SUGGEST A FLASHLIGHT AS WELL AS CLR PAINT LINES IN THE WEDGE AREA.

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.