Narrative:

On landing roll on runway 36 at dca, tower said, 'verify that you can turn off on taxiway north.' I replied affirmative, then took control from the first officer who was flying and increased reverse thrust and applied maximum braking (autobrake 2 was selected). Speed was approximately 115-120 KTS when I took control. I then realized that I was going too fast to turn off on taxiway north. I then realigned the aircraft with the runway and stopped just short of runway 33. About this time tower cleared a citation for takeoff on runway 33. The first officer tried to notify tower that we missed the taxiway, but tower was transmitting and did not hear us. I tried to turn left back to the taxiway, but the aircraft was too close to the left edge of runway 36. At that time the citation passed us on takeoff roll on runway 33. Tower then said contact ground and taxi to the gate. He still did not realize that we were on runway 36. I was not sure if an aircraft was landing behind us on runway 36 and did not want to waste any more time trying to get a word in with tower, so I taxied onto runway 33 and immediately turned off on taxiway J. I do not think that tower should ask an aircraft to land and hold short after the aircraft has landed and initiated normal braking and reversing. Crewmembers always try to accommodate tower's desire to squeeze in 1 more takeoff or landing. But this time I really backed myself into a corner. I compounded the situation by taxiing onto runway 33 after the citation took off, but that seemed to be the quickest and safest solution to the problem. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated when on the landing roll he was asked by tower if he could make taxiway north. He said he could. He thought if he didn't someone behind would need to go around. He attempted with all effort to make taxiway north but he couldn't slow the aircraft up enough. He did stop before runway 33 as a citation was taking off but the citation thought the reporter was too close to runway 33. After takeoff the citation pilot relayed through departure control to tower his complaint. Still thinking someone was on short final behind and not being able to contact tower the reporter used his best judgement to expedite clear of runway 36 via runway 33 which he knew was clear having seen the citation just lifting off. At that time tower did not realize the reporter had not turned off taxiway north and said thanks for the help contact ground. On taxi in, ground asked the reporter to call the tower on the phone. This is when the reporter learned of the citation complaint and the citation was the reason for turning off at taxiway north to allow the citation to depart runway 33. This is also when the tower learned the reporter used runway 33 to clear runway 36. All of this occurred of course at night and taxiway north and runway 33 and runway 36 are nearby. The supervisor on the phone learning the reporter used runway 33 to clear runway 36 commented that was the second no-no. After completing the series of flts the reporter was able to learn from the tower supervisor that the investigation of the event was completed and the matter was closed satisfactorily. Not to worry.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR ASKED RPTR TO TURN OFF ON TXWY N. RPTR SAID HE WOULD AND ATTEMPTED TO BUT COULDN'T. RPTR HELD SHORT OF RWY 33 ON RWY 36 TO ALLOW CITATION TO TAKE OFF. RPTR USED RWY 33 TO EXPEDITE OFF RWY 36.

Narrative: ON LNDG ROLL ON RWY 36 AT DCA, TWR SAID, 'VERIFY THAT YOU CAN TURN OFF ON TXWY N.' I REPLIED AFFIRMATIVE, THEN TOOK CTL FROM THE FO WHO WAS FLYING AND INCREASED REVERSE THRUST AND APPLIED MAX BRAKING (AUTOBRAKE 2 WAS SELECTED). SPD WAS APPROX 115-120 KTS WHEN I TOOK CTL. I THEN REALIZED THAT I WAS GOING TOO FAST TO TURN OFF ON TXWY N. I THEN REALIGNED THE ACFT WITH THE RWY AND STOPPED JUST SHORT OF RWY 33. ABOUT THIS TIME TWR CLRED A CITATION FOR TKOF ON RWY 33. THE FO TRIED TO NOTIFY TWR THAT WE MISSED THE TXWY, BUT TWR WAS XMITTING AND DID NOT HEAR US. I TRIED TO TURN L BACK TO THE TXWY, BUT THE ACFT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE L EDGE OF RWY 36. AT THAT TIME THE CITATION PASSED US ON TKOF ROLL ON RWY 33. TWR THEN SAID CONTACT GND AND TAXI TO THE GATE. HE STILL DID NOT REALIZE THAT WE WERE ON RWY 36. I WAS NOT SURE IF AN ACFT WAS LNDG BEHIND US ON RWY 36 AND DID NOT WANT TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME TRYING TO GET A WORD IN WITH TWR, SO I TAXIED ONTO RWY 33 AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF ON TXWY J. I DO NOT THINK THAT TWR SHOULD ASK AN ACFT TO LAND AND HOLD SHORT AFTER THE ACFT HAS LANDED AND INITIATED NORMAL BRAKING AND REVERSING. CREWMEMBERS ALWAYS TRY TO ACCOMMODATE TWR'S DESIRE TO SQUEEZE IN 1 MORE TKOF OR LNDG. BUT THIS TIME I REALLY BACKED MYSELF INTO A CORNER. I COMPOUNDED THE SIT BY TAXIING ONTO RWY 33 AFTER THE CITATION TOOK OFF, BUT THAT SEEMED TO BE THE QUICKEST AND SAFEST SOLUTION TO THE PROB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED WHEN ON THE LNDG ROLL HE WAS ASKED BY TWR IF HE COULD MAKE TXWY N. HE SAID HE COULD. HE THOUGHT IF HE DIDN'T SOMEONE BEHIND WOULD NEED TO GAR. HE ATTEMPTED WITH ALL EFFORT TO MAKE TXWY N BUT HE COULDN'T SLOW THE ACFT UP ENOUGH. HE DID STOP BEFORE RWY 33 AS A CITATION WAS TAKING OFF BUT THE CITATION THOUGHT THE RPTR WAS TOO CLOSE TO RWY 33. AFTER TKOF THE CITATION PLT RELAYED THROUGH DEP CTL TO TWR HIS COMPLAINT. STILL THINKING SOMEONE WAS ON SHORT FINAL BEHIND AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTACT TWR THE RPTR USED HIS BEST JUDGEMENT TO EXPEDITE CLR OF RWY 36 VIA RWY 33 WHICH HE KNEW WAS CLR HAVING SEEN THE CITATION JUST LIFTING OFF. AT THAT TIME TWR DID NOT REALIZE THE RPTR HAD NOT TURNED OFF TXWY N AND SAID THANKS FOR THE HELP CONTACT GND. ON TAXI IN, GND ASKED THE RPTR TO CALL THE TWR ON THE PHONE. THIS IS WHEN THE RPTR LEARNED OF THE CITATION COMPLAINT AND THE CITATION WAS THE REASON FOR TURNING OFF AT TXWY N TO ALLOW THE CITATION TO DEPART RWY 33. THIS IS ALSO WHEN THE TWR LEARNED THE RPTR USED RWY 33 TO CLR RWY 36. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED OF COURSE AT NIGHT AND TXWY N AND RWY 33 AND RWY 36 ARE NEARBY. THE SUPVR ON THE PHONE LEARNING THE RPTR USED RWY 33 TO CLR RWY 36 COMMENTED THAT WAS THE SECOND NO-NO. AFTER COMPLETING THE SERIES OF FLTS THE RPTR WAS ABLE TO LEARN FROM THE TWR SUPVR THAT THE INVESTIGATION OF THE EVENT WAS COMPLETED AND THE MATTER WAS CLOSED SATISFACTORILY. NOT TO WORRY.

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.