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Taxiway excursion at mco at night by a first time arriving crew. Suggestion is offered for improved signage where taxiway appears to, but does not go to the ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 487699 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 487699 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
After landing on runway 35 at mco, exited the runway at taxiway H2. Being unfamaliar with the new terminal layout, we requested assistance from ground control to locate the assigned gate. While focusing attention on locating gate at the terminal directly ahead of aircraft, inadvertently continued to taxi beyond the end of taxiway H2. Stopped aircraft with main wheels on taxiway and nosewheel on safety over-run area. While all wheels remained on concrete at all times, I felt further maneuvering of the aircraft safely could not be assured. Requested assistance from ground control operations and passengers were then deplaned via portable airstairs, and transported to terminal uneventfully. I believe that a 'no apron' sign, or similar marking at the end of taxiway H2 would be beneficial, as not only does the taxiway appear to lead to the terminal apron, but also a drainage ditch is located between the taxiway and the terminal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TXWY EXCURSION AT MCO AT NIGHT BY A FIRST TIME ARRIVING CREW. SUGGESTION IS OFFERED FOR IMPROVED SIGNAGE WHERE TXWY APPEARS TO, BUT DOES NOT GO TO THE RAMP.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 35 AT MCO, EXITED THE RWY AT TXWY H2. BEING UNFAMALIAR WITH THE NEW TERMINAL LAYOUT, WE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM GND CTL TO LOCATE THE ASSIGNED GATE. WHILE FOCUSING ATTN ON LOCATING GATE AT THE TERMINAL DIRECTLY AHEAD OF ACFT, INADVERTENTLY CONTINUED TO TAXI BEYOND THE END OF TXWY H2. STOPPED ACFT WITH MAIN WHEELS ON TXWY AND NOSEWHEEL ON SAFETY OVER-RUN AREA. WHILE ALL WHEELS REMAINED ON CONCRETE AT ALL TIMES, I FELT FURTHER MANEUVERING OF THE ACFT SAFELY COULD NOT BE ASSURED. REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM GND CTL OPS AND PAXS WERE THEN DEPLANED VIA PORTABLE AIRSTAIRS, AND TRANSPORTED TO TERMINAL UNEVENTFULLY. I BELIEVE THAT A 'NO APRON' SIGN, OR SIMILAR MARKING AT THE END OF TXWY H2 WOULD BE BENEFICIAL, AS NOT ONLY DOES THE TXWY APPEAR TO LEAD TO THE TERMINAL APRON, BUT ALSO A DRAINAGE DITCH IS LOCATED BTWN THE TXWY AND THE TERMINAL.
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.