Taxi on wrong taxiway due to poor signage.

Attributes
ACN	265766
Time
Date	199402
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	265766
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We were cleared to taxi from T5 via taxiway left to runway 2R. We were performing our preflight checks on taxiway left. The taxiway takes a slight left jog to stay on taxiway left while L8 is straight ahead. We continued straight ahead and did not turn down the left jog but rather continued straight and wound up at the runway 31 threshold. The taxiway left sign was an arrow set off to the left side already on the jog. No L8 sign was noted. This was uneventful, however, it did delay the flow and in bad WX could have resulted in possibly more dangerous consequences. Suggest the signs be better placed to insure turn or the jog be labeled and 'left' become the straight parallel taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXI ON WRONG TXWY DUE TO POOR SIGNAGE.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI FROM T5 VIA TXWY L TO RWY 2R. WE WERE PERFORMING OUR PREFLT CHKS ON TXWY L. THE TXWY TAKES A SLIGHT L JOG TO STAY ON TXWY L WHILE L8 IS STRAIGHT AHEAD. WE CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND DID NOT TURN DOWN THE L JOG BUT RATHER CONTINUED STRAIGHT AND WOUND UP AT THE RWY 31 THRESHOLD. THE TXWY L SIGN WAS AN ARROW SET OFF TO THE L SIDE ALREADY ON THE JOG. NO L8 SIGN WAS NOTED. THIS WAS UNEVENTFUL, HOWEVER, IT DID DELAY THE FLOW AND IN BAD WX COULD HAVE RESULTED IN POSSIBLY MORE DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES. SUGGEST THE SIGNS BE BETTER PLACED TO INSURE TURN OR THE JOG BE LABELED AND 'L' BECOME THE STRAIGHT PARALLEL TXWY.

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.