727 directed to turn on taxiway has main gear sink into nonstressed area.

Attributes
ACN	294913
Time
Date	199412
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vny
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	294913
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were directed by ground control to make a 270 degree turn to the right to hold short at an intersection we had just passed. In the process of making my turn to the right, the left main gear sank through the asphalt on the ramp area to our right. We were approximately 110 degrees into the turn when the incident occurred. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that 727 had only 1 main gear go off the stressed area of the ramp. The controller apologized and said he meant to have them make a turn at the previous intersection. The load was lightened by removing fuel and a truck used to pull the gear back onto stressed area. After an inspection, the aircraft was refueled and flew the ferry flight to mia. There was just the flight crew and 2 mechanics aboard as the aircraft was heading for a scheduled maintenance visit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 727 DIRECTED TO TURN ON TXWY HAS MAIN GEAR SINK INTO NONSTRESSED AREA.

Narrative: WE WERE DIRECTED BY GND CTL TO MAKE A 270 DEG TURN TO THE R TO HOLD SHORT AT AN INTXN WE HAD JUST PASSED. IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING MY TURN TO THE R, THE L MAIN GEAR SANK THROUGH THE ASPHALT ON THE RAMP AREA TO OUR R. WE WERE APPROX 110 DEGS INTO THE TURN WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT 727 HAD ONLY 1 MAIN GEAR GO OFF THE STRESSED AREA OF THE RAMP. THE CTLR APOLOGIZED AND SAID HE MEANT TO HAVE THEM MAKE A TURN AT THE PREVIOUS INTXN. THE LOAD WAS LIGHTENED BY REMOVING FUEL AND A TRUCK USED TO PULL THE GEAR BACK ONTO STRESSED AREA. AFTER AN INSPECTION, THE ACFT WAS REFUELED AND FLEW THE FERRY FLT TO MIA. THERE WAS JUST THE FLC AND 2 MECHS ABOARD AS THE ACFT WAS HDG FOR A SCHEDULED MAINT VISIT.

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.