Air carrier cleared to the gate on ground frequency fails to contact non movement area ramp control.

Attributes
ACN	481060
Time
Date	200008
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	L-1011 Tri-Star All Series
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 : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	481060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : pers. 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After landing at atl, tower cleared us to the gate on his frequency. Time of night was XA00 local. We were the only aircraft moving on the airport at the time. I was subsequently advised that we were supposed to contact east ramp control. Signs or company charts should have an advisory that ramp control frequencys are in effect 24 hours a day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CLRED TO THE GATE ON GND FREQ FAILS TO CONTACT NON MOVEMENT AREA RAMP CTL.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT ATL, TWR CLRED US TO THE GATE ON HIS FREQ. TIME OF NIGHT WAS XA00 LCL. WE WERE THE ONLY ACFT MOVING ON THE ARPT AT THE TIME. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO CONTACT E RAMP CTL. SIGNS OR COMPANY CHARTS SHOULD HAVE AN ADVISORY THAT RAMP CTL FREQS ARE IN EFFECT 24 HRS A DAY.

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.