Narrative:

After an 8 hour flight from managua, nicaragua, with a fuel stop in belize, with 2 hours of red tape, we landed on runway 27R at miami international. We exited the runway at lima 6 and were told by the tower to contact ground control on 121.8, which I did. I told the controller that we needed to go to customs. He told me to turn left, which I did, but this put us on lima 5 and back on the runway. As soon as I saw the runway lights, I immediately made a 180 degree turn and was taxiing off again when the controller said, 'you are on the runway.' I said, 'yes sir, I am getting right off.' he said, 'you didn't think we would see you, did you?' I said, 'no sir, I was scared to death when I saw where I was, and I wanted to get off as soon as possible.' he said, 'that's ok.' I thought I had turned on the parallel taxiway left. There were so many ground and building lights, and my eyes had not adjusted to the surroundings after landing. On final approach, the controller had told me to keep my speed up as there were numerous other aircraft landing in front of and behind us, mostly jets. There were also simultaneous lndgs on other runways, including 1 aircraft on runway 27L while we were on final approach. I don't think another aircraft had to make a go around because of us, but the potential existed for a very serious accident. I am not sure if this happens very often at large, busy airports at night, where pilots are unfamiliar with the airport, but if so, possibly a warning by the ground controller, for the pilot to only turn 30 degrees so as not to return onto the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT OF AN SMA RETURNED TO THE RWY AFTER ENTERING A HIGH SPD TURNOFF TXWY BECAUSE HE OVERSHOT THE TURN TO THE PARALLEL TXWY. THIS PUT HIM ON ANOTHER HIGH SPD TXWY THAT RE-ENTERED THE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER AN 8 HR FLT FROM MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, WITH A FUEL STOP IN BELIZE, WITH 2 HRS OF RED TAPE, WE LANDED ON RWY 27R AT MIAMI INTL. WE EXITED THE RWY AT LIMA 6 AND WERE TOLD BY THE TWR TO CONTACT GND CTL ON 121.8, WHICH I DID. I TOLD THE CTLR THAT WE NEEDED TO GO TO CUSTOMS. HE TOLD ME TO TURN L, WHICH I DID, BUT THIS PUT US ON LIMA 5 AND BACK ON THE RWY. AS SOON AS I SAW THE RWY LIGHTS, I IMMEDIATELY MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND WAS TAXIING OFF AGAIN WHEN THE CTLR SAID, 'YOU ARE ON THE RWY.' I SAID, 'YES SIR, I AM GETTING RIGHT OFF.' HE SAID, 'YOU DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD SEE YOU, DID YOU?' I SAID, 'NO SIR, I WAS SCARED TO DEATH WHEN I SAW WHERE I WAS, AND I WANTED TO GET OFF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.' HE SAID, 'THAT'S OK.' I THOUGHT I HAD TURNED ON THE PARALLEL TXWY L. THERE WERE SO MANY GND AND BUILDING LIGHTS, AND MY EYES HAD NOT ADJUSTED TO THE SURROUNDINGS AFTER LNDG. ON FINAL APCH, THE CTLR HAD TOLD ME TO KEEP MY SPD UP AS THERE WERE NUMEROUS OTHER ACFT LNDG IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND US, MOSTLY JETS. THERE WERE ALSO SIMULTANEOUS LNDGS ON OTHER RWYS, INCLUDING 1 ACFT ON RWY 27L WHILE WE WERE ON FINAL APCH. I DON'T THINK ANOTHER ACFT HAD TO MAKE A GAR BECAUSE OF US, BUT THE POTENTIAL EXISTED FOR A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN AT LARGE, BUSY ARPTS AT NIGHT, WHERE PLTS ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, BUT IF SO, POSSIBLY A WARNING BY THE GND CTLR, FOR THE PLT TO ONLY TURN 30 DEGS SO AS NOT TO RETURN ONTO THE RWY.

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.