Narrative:

After touchdown, tower advised us to roll out to taxiway A10 on runway 19R. Due to poor visibility conditions, snow accumulations, busy cockpit, we stopped and nearly exited on taxiway A8 (reverse). Realizing the exit was incorrect, we stopped the aircraft and advised tower. Tower advised us to exit runway at taxiway A8 (which we did) and simultaneously advised another aircraft about to touchdown to go around. I believe that the signs for txwys A8, A10 are not optimally placed (tower advised that many aircraft make the same mistaken turn). I think that the city should be informed and advised to change location or signage to more optimal positioning. Ps, the sign for A10 is physically located just north of (just prior to) taxiway A8. This is confusing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said that there had been recent snow fall and that, if they exist, the taxiway center line and high speed turnoff lead lights were not visible because of the snow cover remaining on the taxiway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG EXIT TAKEN FROM RWY 19R AT MCI WHEN B737-300 CREW BECOMES CONFUSED BY EXIT SIGN LOCATION.

Narrative: AFTER TOUCHDOWN, TWR ADVISED US TO ROLL OUT TO TXWY A10 ON RWY 19R. DUE TO POOR VIS CONDITIONS, SNOW ACCUMULATIONS, BUSY COCKPIT, WE STOPPED AND NEARLY EXITED ON TXWY A8 (REVERSE). REALIZING THE EXIT WAS INCORRECT, WE STOPPED THE ACFT AND ADVISED TWR. TWR ADVISED US TO EXIT RWY AT TXWY A8 (WHICH WE DID) AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ADVISED ANOTHER ACFT ABOUT TO TOUCHDOWN TO GAR. I BELIEVE THAT THE SIGNS FOR TXWYS A8, A10 ARE NOT OPTIMALLY PLACED (TWR ADVISED THAT MANY ACFT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKEN TURN). I THINK THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE INFORMED AND ADVISED TO CHANGE LOCATION OR SIGNAGE TO MORE OPTIMAL POSITIONING. PS, THE SIGN FOR A10 IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED JUST N OF (JUST PRIOR TO) TXWY A8. THIS IS CONFUSING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECENT SNOW FALL AND THAT, IF THEY EXIST, THE TXWY CENTER LINE AND HIGH SPEED TURNOFF LEAD LIGHTS WERE NOT VISIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SNOW COVER REMAINING ON THE TXWY.

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.