Medium large transport turns off on closed runway. Confusion as to closure, however. NOTAM poorly wo...

Attributes
ACN	261770
Time
Date	199401
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	261770
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Landed on runway 23L uneventfully at providence, ri. Tower and ground (1 person covers both) told us to clear when able. We cleared at east and the tower told us to was closed. We looked at the NOTAMS. It showed taxiways east ea. Stub B closed. I could not understand the NOTAM, after taxi in it was explained that east east (ea) of stub B was closed. I still have not been able to find stub B nor can I understand what east has to do with B, located at the opposite corner of the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG TURNS OFF ON CLOSED RWY. CONFUSION AS TO CLOSURE, HOWEVER. NOTAM POORLY WORDED.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 23L UNEVENTFULLY AT PROVIDENCE, RI. TWR AND GND (1 PERSON COVERS BOTH) TOLD US TO CLR WHEN ABLE. WE CLRED AT E AND THE TWR TOLD US TO WAS CLOSED. WE LOOKED AT THE NOTAMS. IT SHOWED TAXIWAYS E EA. STUB B CLOSED. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE NOTAM, AFTER TAXI IN IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT E E (EA) OF STUB B WAS CLOSED. I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND STUB B NOR CAN I UNDERSTAND WHAT E HAS TO DO WITH B, LOCATED AT THE OPPOSITE CORNER OF THE ARPT.

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.

Medium large transport turns off on closed runway. Confusion as to closure, however. NOTAM poorly worded.