Narrative:

After a normal approach and landing the captain took over control of the aircraft on the center of the runway at normal taxi speed (less than 20 KTS). He began a 90 degree left turn off the runway. After the nose gear light was shining perpendicular to the runway, we saw that we had turned into an area between 2 txwys. The aircraft was immediately stopped and no damage occurred. The aircraft engines were shut down and the aircraft was towed in. The reason for the error was 2 segments of taxiway (blue) lights were OTS with no NOTAM or advisement from the tower controller. The location of the working lights and ramp pavement also contributed to the impression it was possible to make the turn where we did. See diagram.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A WDB TURNED OFF RWY IN BTWN TXWYS DUE TO THE APPROPRIATE TXWY LIGHTS INOP TO SHOW TXWYS.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG THE CAPT TOOK OVER CTL OF THE ACFT ON THE CTR OF THE RWY AT NORMAL TAXI SPD (LESS THAN 20 KTS). HE BEGAN A 90 DEG L TURN OFF THE RWY. AFTER THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS SHINING PERPENDICULAR TO THE RWY, WE SAW THAT WE HAD TURNED INTO AN AREA BTWN 2 TXWYS. THE ACFT WAS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE ACFT ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN AND THE ACFT WAS TOWED IN. THE REASON FOR THE ERROR WAS 2 SEGMENTS OF TXWY (BLUE) LIGHTS WERE OTS WITH NO NOTAM OR ADVISEMENT FROM THE TWR CTLR. THE LOCATION OF THE WORKING LIGHTS AND RAMP PAVEMENT ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPRESSION IT WAS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE TURN WHERE WE DID. SEE DIAGRAM.

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.