Medium large transport taxies on weight restr taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	276522
Time
Date	199407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hvn
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	276522
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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:

Landing at new haven (tower was closed) I taxied the airplane on a taxiway that I later found out was closed to aircraft with takeoff gross weight of greater than 75000 pounds. It was the first time I had been there for yrs. There was an aircraft behind us on approach and I saw the taxiway lights on. I made the turn. My first officer was new (retired from the military), had never been to an airport without a tower. He said 'is this taxiway closed?' and I said 'I don't think so because the taxiway lights were on.' this raised the question which I later found the restr. I had gone over the pre qualification video at work but it never stated anything about this. The flight to new haven was only 13 mins in flight from white plains and I did review the airport diagram but was interrupted by ATC giving us direct routing. My first officer appeared a bit confused by the lack of approach and tower (they were closed) so I felt I should stay with him instead of reviewing airport diagram. I felt the video should have filled me in on all pertinent information, but it didn't. We had to talk with ZNY, new haven unicom, turn the airport lights on, do checklists, etc, so the airport diagram was neglected. I would normally have back taxied but we had a commuter inbound on final and I was concerned he wouldn't see us on the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG TAXIES ON WT RESTR TXWY.

Narrative: LNDG AT NEW HAVEN (TWR WAS CLOSED) I TAXIED THE AIRPLANE ON A TXWY THAT I LATER FOUND OUT WAS CLOSED TO ACFT WITH TKOF GROSS WT OF GREATER THAN 75000 LBS. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD BEEN THERE FOR YRS. THERE WAS AN ACFT BEHIND US ON APCH AND I SAW THE TXWY LIGHTS ON. I MADE THE TURN. MY FO WAS NEW (RETIRED FROM THE MIL), HAD NEVER BEEN TO AN ARPT WITHOUT A TWR. HE SAID 'IS THIS TXWY CLOSED?' AND I SAID 'I DON'T THINK SO BECAUSE THE TXWY LIGHTS WERE ON.' THIS RAISED THE QUESTION WHICH I LATER FOUND THE RESTR. I HAD GONE OVER THE PRE QUALIFICATION VIDEO AT WORK BUT IT NEVER STATED ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. THE FLT TO NEW HAVEN WAS ONLY 13 MINS IN FLT FROM WHITE PLAINS AND I DID REVIEW THE ARPT DIAGRAM BUT WAS INTERRUPTED BY ATC GIVING US DIRECT ROUTING. MY FO APPEARED A BIT CONFUSED BY THE LACK OF APCH AND TWR (THEY WERE CLOSED) SO I FELT I SHOULD STAY WITH HIM INSTEAD OF REVIEWING ARPT DIAGRAM. I FELT THE VIDEO SHOULD HAVE FILLED ME IN ON ALL PERTINENT INFO, BUT IT DIDN'T. WE HAD TO TALK WITH ZNY, NEW HAVEN UNICOM, TURN THE ARPT LIGHTS ON, DO CHKLISTS, ETC, SO THE ARPT DIAGRAM WAS NEGLECTED. I WOULD NORMALLY HAVE BACK TAXIED BUT WE HAD A COMMUTER INBOUND ON FINAL AND I WAS CONCERNED HE WOULDN'T SEE US ON THE RWY.

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.