Flight crew failed the taxi as directed.

Attributes
ACN	296450
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	F28 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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	296450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Exited runway 36 on taxiway north. Received clearance from ground controller 'right on taxiway J and left on taxiway north to gate.' we turned right on taxiway J which left us approaching runway 33 with traffic on landing roll. We stopped and received new clearance to gate after traffic passed. Received confusing clearance. Too many txwys, curves and change directions without changing letters. Need painted letters on pavement as in lga.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILED THE TAXI AS DIRECTED.

Narrative: EXITED RWY 36 ON TXWY N. RECEIVED CLRNC FROM GND CTLR 'R ON TXWY J AND L ON TXWY N TO GATE.' WE TURNED R ON TXWY J WHICH LEFT US APCHING RWY 33 WITH TFC ON LNDG ROLL. WE STOPPED AND RECEIVED NEW CLRNC TO GATE AFTER TFC PASSED. RECEIVED CONFUSING CLRNC. TOO MANY TXWYS, CURVES AND CHANGE DIRECTIONS WITHOUT CHANGING LETTERS. NEED PAINTED LETTERS ON PAVEMENT AS IN LGA.

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.