A DC9 flight crew missed the assigned runway turn off after landing at clt.

Attributes
ACN	449875
Time
Date	199909
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	449875
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After a visual approach to runway 5, landed and planned turnoff on taxiway right. Tower instructed us to turn on taxiway right, but not on taxiway G. Turned on what I thought was taxiway right (the taxiway sign seemed to indicate that. Did not see a sign for taxiway G.) but it turned out to be taxiway G. Tower was not happy about this and asked us to hold so she could get authorization to use it. Then she cleared us to the ramp. I believe this could have been avoided if the sign for taxiway G had been better placed (never did see it). Taxiway right sign is right next to taxiway G. Also, this is a brand new taxiway, I should have reviewed the airport diagram a little closer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 FLC MISSED THE ASSIGNED RWY TURN OFF AFTER LNDG AT CLT.

Narrative: AFTER A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 5, LANDED AND PLANNED TURNOFF ON TXWY R. TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN ON TXWY R, BUT NOT ON TXWY G. TURNED ON WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TXWY R (THE TXWY SIGN SEEMED TO INDICATE THAT. DID NOT SEE A SIGN FOR TXWY G.) BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE TXWY G. TWR WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS AND ASKED US TO HOLD SO SHE COULD GET AUTHORIZATION TO USE IT. THEN SHE CLRED US TO THE RAMP. I BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE SIGN FOR TXWY G HAD BEEN BETTER PLACED (NEVER DID SEE IT). TXWY R SIGN IS RIGHT NEXT TO TXWY G. ALSO, THIS IS A BRAND NEW TXWY, I SHOULD HAVE REVIEWED THE ARPT DIAGRAM A LITTLE CLOSER.

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.