Narrative:

We were following an air carrier Y DC10 on an ILS to runway 4R in ewr. The captain was flying and stayed above glide path for wake turbulence avoidance. We landed longer than usual as a result. The DC10 exited on taxiway K and we missed taxiway left and taxiway Y. The tower controller was not very happy that we missed txwys left and Y, stating grudgingly to expedite to the end, 'make left on taxiway Z, left on taxiway right and cross runway 29.' he also added the pressuring remark that there was traffic '1 mi behind us.' I thought unless the pilot accepts a lahso clearance, you can use all the available runway. After missing taxiway Y, the captain made the next available turn to exit the runway, taxiway zb, and we suddenly found ourselves in front of a set of barricades dimly lighted. The airplane was stopped completely on the taxiway but we couldn't maneuver out of it. We required a tug to back us out of taxiway zb and continued taxi to the terminal. No injuries or bent metal occurred. I believed failure of ewr airport ATC to include the closure of a taxiway used to exit a runway in the ATIS/NOTAMS contributed to this incident. Had we been aware of this, it would have been briefed and we would have been aware of it. I have landed in ewr several times after this incident and taxiway zb is still closed and it still has not been put in the ATIS or NOTAMS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN ACR MLG MADE LONG LNDG TO HELP AVOID A DC10'S WAKE TURB, CAUSING THEM TO MISS THE EXPECTED TURNOFFS. THEY BECAME STRANDED ON A CLOSED TXWY AT THE END OF THE RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE FOLLOWING AN ACR Y DC10 ON AN ILS TO RWY 4R IN EWR. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND STAYED ABOVE GLIDE PATH FOR WAKE TURB AVOIDANCE. WE LANDED LONGER THAN USUAL AS A RESULT. THE DC10 EXITED ON TXWY K AND WE MISSED TXWY L AND TXWY Y. THE TWR CTLR WAS NOT VERY HAPPY THAT WE MISSED TXWYS L AND Y, STATING GRUDGINGLY TO EXPEDITE TO THE END, 'MAKE L ON TXWY Z, L ON TXWY R AND CROSS RWY 29.' HE ALSO ADDED THE PRESSURING REMARK THAT THERE WAS TFC '1 MI BEHIND US.' I THOUGHT UNLESS THE PLT ACCEPTS A LAHSO CLRNC, YOU CAN USE ALL THE AVAILABLE RWY. AFTER MISSING TXWY Y, THE CAPT MADE THE NEXT AVAILABLE TURN TO EXIT THE RWY, TXWY ZB, AND WE SUDDENLY FOUND OURSELVES IN FRONT OF A SET OF BARRICADES DIMLY LIGHTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS STOPPED COMPLETELY ON THE TXWY BUT WE COULDN'T MANEUVER OUT OF IT. WE REQUIRED A TUG TO BACK US OUT OF TXWY ZB AND CONTINUED TAXI TO THE TERMINAL. NO INJURIES OR BENT METAL OCCURRED. I BELIEVED FAILURE OF EWR ARPT ATC TO INCLUDE THE CLOSURE OF A TXWY USED TO EXIT A RWY IN THE ATIS/NOTAMS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT. HAD WE BEEN AWARE OF THIS, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BRIEFED AND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF IT. I HAVE LANDED IN EWR SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND TXWY ZB IS STILL CLOSED AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN PUT IN THE ATIS OR NOTAMS.

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.