Narrative:

Even though this event was very minor with no damage, I do feel there is an issue of safety here. I was in a rented piper aztec. The taxi light was inoperative. The landing light, navigation lights and rotating beacon were all on and operational. After receiving my clearance, I was instructed by las ground to taxi from the FBO ramp to runway 19R. I inquired as to which txwys to use, I was told to taxi straight out via echo. I was having difficulty seeing the area immediately in front of the plane due to the long nose, and inoperative taxi light, and dimly lit surroundings. I recall seeing a low surface mounted sign. It was red with a white horizontal line. I had never seen a sign like this before and was unsure what it meant. I didn't think much of it and continued my taxi. I missed the turnoff to runway 19R runup area and continued taxiing straight out approximately 100 ft down a ground vehicle access road, which ran parallel to the taxiway. I realized my mistake when I noticed blue taxiway lights only on my right side, and non on the left (these lights were on the left edge of the parallel taxiway). A tug from a local FBO was used to push us backward back to the taxiway. That's when I noticed another sign directly behind the red and white sign I mentioned earlier. This second sign read 'no aircraft beyond this point.' I didn't see this sign earlier. It was obstructed by the first sign. I feel there is a safety issue here because somebody from ground operations told me we were very luck we didn't get hit by a fast moving truck or van on the dark unlit access road.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AZTEC PLT TAXIED ONTO A ROADWAY.

Narrative: EVEN THOUGH THIS EVENT WAS VERY MINOR WITH NO DAMAGE, I DO FEEL THERE IS AN ISSUE OF SAFETY HERE. I WAS IN A RENTED PIPER AZTEC. THE TAXI LIGHT WAS INOP. THE LNDG LIGHT, NAV LIGHTS AND ROTATING BEACON WERE ALL ON AND OPERATIONAL. AFTER RECEIVING MY CLRNC, I WAS INSTRUCTED BY LAS GND TO TAXI FROM THE FBO RAMP TO RWY 19R. I INQUIRED AS TO WHICH TXWYS TO USE, I WAS TOLD TO TAXI STRAIGHT OUT VIA ECHO. I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SEEING THE AREA IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE PLANE DUE TO THE LONG NOSE, AND INOP TAXI LIGHT, AND DIMLY LIT SURROUNDINGS. I RECALL SEEING A LOW SURFACE MOUNTED SIGN. IT WAS RED WITH A WHITE HORIZ LINE. I HAD NEVER SEEN A SIGN LIKE THIS BEFORE AND WAS UNSURE WHAT IT MEANT. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AND CONTINUED MY TAXI. I MISSED THE TURNOFF TO RWY 19R RUNUP AREA AND CONTINUED TAXIING STRAIGHT OUT APPROX 100 FT DOWN A GND VEHICLE ACCESS ROAD, WHICH RAN PARALLEL TO THE TXWY. I REALIZED MY MISTAKE WHEN I NOTICED BLUE TXWY LIGHTS ONLY ON MY R SIDE, AND NON ON THE L (THESE LIGHTS WERE ON THE L EDGE OF THE PARALLEL TXWY). A TUG FROM A LCL FBO WAS USED TO PUSH US BACKWARD BACK TO THE TXWY. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED ANOTHER SIGN DIRECTLY BEHIND THE RED AND WHITE SIGN I MENTIONED EARLIER. THIS SECOND SIGN READ 'NO ACFT BEYOND THIS POINT.' I DIDN'T SEE THIS SIGN EARLIER. IT WAS OBSTRUCTED BY THE FIRST SIGN. I FEEL THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE BECAUSE SOMEBODY FROM GND OPS TOLD ME WE WERE VERY LUCK WE DIDN'T GET HIT BY A FAST MOVING TRUCK OR VAN ON THE DARK UNLIT ACCESS ROAD.

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.