Narrative:

After landing at gso runway 5, we turned off the runway somewhere beyond midpoint. We were about 200 yards from the terminal. We made a 180 degree turn to join the taxi stripe. The aircraft jostled, as one sometimes feels on a rough taxiway or runway. I looked up from my after landing flow, I believe retracting flaps, and said 'are we in the grass?' it did not appear that way to me, however, the taxi stripe is rather close to the edge of the tarmac. Apparently in making a 180 degree turn to join the taxiway, we did not take the nose of the aircraft far enough across the taxi line and the left main gear departed the taxiway into the grass (see diagram which is not to scale). Upon arriving at gate, captain went out to check the landing gear. He saw mud on tires and promptly called maintenance supervisor in atl. The captain told him we apparently taxied off the taxiway, as we had mud on our tires. The maintenance supervisor said something to the nature of, 'it was up to the next crew, whether they wanted to take the aircraft.' the other crew was present at the time of the call and apparently took the aircraft. We went to the hotel. We reported what occurred to the slc chief pilots office (next morning). They told me to make this report, as the maintenance supervisor led us down the wrong track. The captain I flew with never cut any turn short. Apparently the taxi stripe should be moved.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B727-200 TURNED TOO SHORT ONTO TXWY AFTER CLRING THE RWY DURING TAXI IN CAUSING THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR TO GO OFF THE TXWY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT GSO RWY 5, WE TURNED OFF THE RWY SOMEWHERE BEYOND MIDPOINT. WE WERE ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE TERMINAL. WE MADE A 180 DEG TURN TO JOIN THE TAXI STRIPE. THE ACFT JOSTLED, AS ONE SOMETIMES FEELS ON A ROUGH TXWY OR RWY. I LOOKED UP FROM MY AFTER LNDG FLOW, I BELIEVE RETRACTING FLAPS, AND SAID 'ARE WE IN THE GRASS?' IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT WAY TO ME, HOWEVER, THE TAXI STRIPE IS RATHER CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE TARMAC. APPARENTLY IN MAKING A 180 DEG TURN TO JOIN THE TXWY, WE DID NOT TAKE THE NOSE OF THE ACFT FAR ENOUGH ACROSS THE TAXI LINE AND THE L MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE TXWY INTO THE GRASS (SEE DIAGRAM WHICH IS NOT TO SCALE). UPON ARRIVING AT GATE, CAPT WENT OUT TO CHK THE LNDG GEAR. HE SAW MUD ON TIRES AND PROMPTLY CALLED MAINT SUPVR IN ATL. THE CAPT TOLD HIM WE APPARENTLY TAXIED OFF THE TXWY, AS WE HAD MUD ON OUR TIRES. THE MAINT SUPVR SAID SOMETHING TO THE NATURE OF, 'IT WAS UP TO THE NEXT CREW, WHETHER THEY WANTED TO TAKE THE ACFT.' THE OTHER CREW WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE CALL AND APPARENTLY TOOK THE ACFT. WE WENT TO THE HOTEL. WE RPTED WHAT OCCURRED TO THE SLC CHIEF PLTS OFFICE (NEXT MORNING). THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE THIS RPT, AS THE MAINT SUPVR LED US DOWN THE WRONG TRACK. THE CAPT I FLEW WITH NEVER CUT ANY TURN SHORT. APPARENTLY THE TAXI STRIPE SHOULD BE MOVED.

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.