AT42 aircraft after landing was instructed by tower controller to turn off next taxiway. When flight...

Attributes
ACN	374980
Time
Date	199707
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
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	ATR 42
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 3010 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	374980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the evening of jul/xx/97, flying in aircraft from st louis to memphis, tn, we caused an aircraft that was landing behind us in memphis to go around. It all started when after I landed the aircraft, I gave the controls to the captain as usual. Shortly after that on the rollout, memphis tower told us to exit at the next taxiway. I responded 'taxi off the runway at the next taxiway.' when the captain turned left off runway 36R, the taxiway was blocked off by barricades. I immediately told the tower and they told us to stay put. We did as he requested and he told the aircraft on short final to go around. I'm not sure what the carrier was, all I know it was a jet, I think a B727 freighter. Looking back, some factors that could have affected the situation were runway 36R is under construction, and not all the taxiway closures are announced on ATIS. Also, I was not aware of any closures due to the captain, who was working the radios, did not write down any taxiway closures on the 'told' card. Also the tower controller should have specified a taxiway with a letter designator. I didn't think much about the situation until the next day when the captain advised me I should write to NASA just to be on the safe side. P.south. After the aircraft went around, we received new taxi instructions and taxied to our gate without any further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT42 ACFT AFTER LNDG WAS INSTRUCTED BY TWR CTLR TO TURN OFF NEXT TXWY. WHEN FLC TURNED OFF IT WAS ON A BARRICADED TXWY, SO TWR HAD ACFT ON APCH GAR AND RPTR ACFT TAXIED BACK ONTO RWY AND THEIR GATE.

Narrative: ON THE EVENING OF JUL/XX/97, FLYING IN ACFT FROM ST LOUIS TO MEMPHIS, TN, WE CAUSED AN ACFT THAT WAS LNDG BEHIND US IN MEMPHIS TO GO AROUND. IT ALL STARTED WHEN AFTER I LANDED THE ACFT, I GAVE THE CTLS TO THE CAPT AS USUAL. SHORTLY AFTER THAT ON THE ROLLOUT, MEMPHIS TWR TOLD US TO EXIT AT THE NEXT TXWY. I RESPONDED 'TAXI OFF THE RWY AT THE NEXT TXWY.' WHEN THE CAPT TURNED L OFF RWY 36R, THE TXWY WAS BLOCKED OFF BY BARRICADES. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE TWR AND THEY TOLD US TO STAY PUT. WE DID AS HE REQUESTED AND HE TOLD THE ACFT ON SHORT FINAL TO GO AROUND. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CARRIER WAS, ALL I KNOW IT WAS A JET, I THINK A B727 FREIGHTER. LOOKING BACK, SOME FACTORS THAT COULD HAVE AFFECTED THE SIT WERE RWY 36R IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND NOT ALL THE TXWY CLOSURES ARE ANNOUNCED ON ATIS. ALSO, I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY CLOSURES DUE TO THE CAPT, WHO WAS WORKING THE RADIOS, DID NOT WRITE DOWN ANY TXWY CLOSURES ON THE 'TOLD' CARD. ALSO THE TWR CTLR SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIED A TXWY WITH A LETTER DESIGNATOR. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THE SIT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE CAPT ADVISED ME I SHOULD WRITE TO NASA JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE. P.S. AFTER THE ACFT WENT AROUND, WE RECEIVED NEW TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND TAXIED TO OUR GATE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBS.

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.

AT42 aircraft after landing was instructed by tower controller to turn off next taxiway. When flight crew turned off it was on a barricaded taxiway, so tower had aircraft on approach go around and reporter aircraft taxied back onto runway and their gate.