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Expediting off the runway, reporter captain couldn't see the taxiway centerline lights and turned too sharply, resulting in nose and right main wheels going off into the grass. Deplaned passenger prior to towing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324869 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| 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 | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 324869 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 324805 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other 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 |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Aircraft was taxied off edge of taxiway (right main landing gear and nose gear after landing). Taxi lights of another aircraft were pointed at us. Tower asked us to expedite off the runway. As we began the turn to the right, I could not see green centerline taxiway lights. As the aircraft swung to the right, I could see that the nose was nearer to the edge than I thought it to be. At that moment, the first officer warned me loudly that we were going onto the grass. I turned to the left immediately, but the aircraft did not respond. The right main landing gear had departed the hard surface, as had the nose gear. Assistance was requested from ground control. Passenger egressed using stairs. No reports of injury or aircraft damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EXPEDITING OFF THE RWY, RPTR CAPT COULDN'T SEE THE TXWY CTRLINE LIGHTS AND TURNED TOO SHARPLY, RESULTING IN NOSE AND R MAIN WHEELS GOING OFF INTO THE GRASS. DEPLANED PAX PRIOR TO TOWING.
Narrative: ACFT WAS TAXIED OFF EDGE OF TXWY (R MAIN LNDG GEAR AND NOSE GEAR AFTER LNDG). TAXI LIGHTS OF ANOTHER ACFT WERE POINTED AT US. TWR ASKED US TO EXPEDITE OFF THE RWY. AS WE BEGAN THE TURN TO THE R, I COULD NOT SEE GREEN CTRLINE TXWY LIGHTS. AS THE ACFT SWUNG TO THE R, I COULD SEE THAT THE NOSE WAS NEARER TO THE EDGE THAN I THOUGHT IT TO BE. AT THAT MOMENT, THE FO WARNED ME LOUDLY THAT WE WERE GOING ONTO THE GRASS. I TURNED TO THE L IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND. THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR HAD DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE, AS HAD THE NOSE GEAR. ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED FROM GND CTL. PAX EGRESSED USING STAIRS. NO RPTS OF INJURY OR ACFT DAMAGE.
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.