Reporter expediting clear of the runway taxied into the mud.

Attributes
ACN	287506
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 46 flight time total : 1234 flight time type : 982
ASRS Report	287506
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: reporter states that this night operation at this airport was very busy and due to daylight saving time going to winter he was operating at night which he is not used to. Due to the high traffic he was assigned an unfamiliar runway. In rushing to clear the runway he misinterpreted the blue light near a reverse high speed and taxied into the mud and got stuck. His action he believes resulted in the closing of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR EXPEDITING CLR OF THE RWY TAXIED INTO THE MUD.

Narrative: IN SUM: RPTR STATES THAT THIS NIGHT OP AT THIS ARPT WAS VERY BUSY AND DUE TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME GOING TO WINTER HE WAS OPERATING AT NIGHT WHICH HE IS NOT USED TO. DUE TO THE HIGH TFC HE WAS ASSIGNED AN UNFAMILIAR RWY. IN RUSHING TO CLR THE RWY HE MISINTERPRETED THE BLUE LIGHT NEAR A REVERSE HIGH SPD AND TAXIED INTO THE MUD AND GOT STUCK. HIS ACTION HE BELIEVES RESULTED IN THE CLOSING OF 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.