A B737-500 pilot comments about the poor taxiway markings and signs at cle.

Attributes
ACN	427772
Time
Date	199902
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	427772
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

General comment about taxiway sign at cle. We have had several incidents of taxi and takeoff at this airport. Even with all the messages/warnings/suggestions, etc, from both FAA and company about how to taxi for takeoff at cle, it is almost impossible to tell where you are when taxiing for takeoff on west runways. As many times as I've operated out of there, on this date I made a wrong turn taxiing to follow their 'orange' route. No conflict occurred, but the confusion is just too much. There have been runway incursions and wrong runway takeoffs. Needs much better taxiway signs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 PLT COMMENTS ABOUT THE POOR TXWY MARKINGS AND SIGNS AT CLE.

Narrative: GENERAL COMMENT ABOUT TXWY SIGN AT CLE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF TAXI AND TKOF AT THIS ARPT. EVEN WITH ALL THE MESSAGES/WARNINGS/SUGGESTIONS, ETC, FROM BOTH FAA AND COMPANY ABOUT HOW TO TAXI FOR TKOF AT CLE, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHERE YOU ARE WHEN TAXIING FOR TKOF ON W RWYS. AS MANY TIMES AS I'VE OPERATED OUT OF THERE, ON THIS DATE I MADE A WRONG TURN TAXIING TO FOLLOW THEIR 'ORANGE' RTE. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED, BUT THE CONFUSION IS JUST TOO MUCH. THERE HAVE BEEN RWY INCURSIONS AND WRONG RWY TKOFS. NEEDS MUCH BETTER TXWY SIGNS.

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.