Narrative:

Taxied from gate by making a right turn. We were given taxi instructions to runway 33. Using a commercial chart 10-9, jul/98, we taxied out to taxiway a. About 1/2 way to taxiway a, we went off into a grass area. Aircraft became stuck in 2 inches of soft grass. We deplaned the passenger onto a bus, and the aircraft was pushed back onto the pavement. Factors that led to this: there are no taxi lines anywhere on the south side of ramp area. No taxi or obstruction lights marking the edge of the pavement. Chart 10-9 does not show correct ramp area whereas commercial chart 10-9B, low visibility taxi rtes, does. Shadowing from terminal spotlight made the brown grass look like concrete. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised that not too long after his excursion, an MD80 had an excursion in the same area. The alleged incorrect airport diagram was revised and corrected with a new revision. The pilot was advised that company and airport officials met with the FAA. Airport representatives apparently corrected ramp concerns. Corrections were coordinated with the commercial chart company and the new revision now depicts the correct ramp dimensions. The low visibility taxi rtes chart now has a legend icon depicting the location where over steering is required to remain on the ramp surface at taxiway K.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340 RAMP EXCURSION ON TAXI OUT TO RWY. PLT STATES INCORRECT ARPT DIAGRAM, LIGHTING AND SIGNAGE.

Narrative: TAXIED FROM GATE BY MAKING A R TURN. WE WERE GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 33. USING A COMMERCIAL CHART 10-9, JUL/98, WE TAXIED OUT TO TXWY A. ABOUT 1/2 WAY TO TXWY A, WE WENT OFF INTO A GRASS AREA. ACFT BECAME STUCK IN 2 INCHES OF SOFT GRASS. WE DEPLANED THE PAX ONTO A BUS, AND THE ACFT WAS PUSHED BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT. FACTORS THAT LED TO THIS: THERE ARE NO TAXI LINES ANYWHERE ON THE S SIDE OF RAMP AREA. NO TAXI OR OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS MARKING THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT. CHART 10-9 DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT RAMP AREA WHEREAS COMMERCIAL CHART 10-9B, LOW VISIBILITY TAXI RTES, DOES. SHADOWING FROM TERMINAL SPOTLIGHT MADE THE BROWN GRASS LOOK LIKE CONCRETE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THAT NOT TOO LONG AFTER HIS EXCURSION, AN MD80 HAD AN EXCURSION IN THE SAME AREA. THE ALLEGED INCORRECT ARPT DIAGRAM WAS REVISED AND CORRECTED WITH A NEW REVISION. THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT COMPANY AND ARPT OFFICIALS MET WITH THE FAA. ARPT REPRESENTATIVES APPARENTLY CORRECTED RAMP CONCERNS. CORRECTIONS WERE COORDINATED WITH THE COMMERCIAL CHART COMPANY AND THE NEW REVISION NOW DEPICTS THE CORRECT RAMP DIMENSIONS. THE LOW VIS TAXI RTES CHART NOW HAS A LEGEND ICON DEPICTING THE LOCATION WHERE OVER STEERING IS REQUIRED TO REMAIN ON THE RAMP SURFACE AT TXWY K.

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.