B06 pilot was confused regarding taxi route after landing at night at jfk.

Attributes
ACN	509822
Time
Date	200105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11800 flight time type : 4100
ASRS Report	509822
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I departed ewr for jfk at approximately XA00. My customer's flight was canceled at ewr and they needed to make another flight departing jfk at XB00. After the handoff to jfk, I asked for and was given clearance to land at GA terminal. I had not been to jfk at night for a few yrs and had always approached from a different route. I shot my approach to the north side of runway 13L, not to the north of runway 13R, which is where GA is. On the ground I informed the tower of my location and requested assistance to taxi to GA. Not being familiar with jfk taxi ramps, not sure of my position on the airport and darkness made the taxi proceed anything but smoothly. After several corrections as to my direction we landed at GA. Due to the last min flight itinerary change, not having my chart (although I did have an enlarged page of ewr for our initial landing) and my unfamiliarity with jfk at night, completely led to this event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B06 PLT WAS CONFUSED REGARDING TAXI RTE AFTER LNDG AT NIGHT AT JFK.

Narrative: I DEPARTED EWR FOR JFK AT APPROX XA00. MY CUSTOMER'S FLT WAS CANCELED AT EWR AND THEY NEEDED TO MAKE ANOTHER FLT DEPARTING JFK AT XB00. AFTER THE HDOF TO JFK, I ASKED FOR AND WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND AT GA TERMINAL. I HAD NOT BEEN TO JFK AT NIGHT FOR A FEW YRS AND HAD ALWAYS APCHED FROM A DIFFERENT RTE. I SHOT MY APCH TO THE N SIDE OF RWY 13L, NOT TO THE N OF RWY 13R, WHICH IS WHERE GA IS. ON THE GND I INFORMED THE TWR OF MY LOCATION AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO TAXI TO GA. NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH JFK TAXI RAMPS, NOT SURE OF MY POS ON THE ARPT AND DARKNESS MADE THE TAXI PROCEED ANYTHING BUT SMOOTHLY. AFTER SEVERAL CORRECTIONS AS TO MY DIRECTION WE LANDED AT GA. DUE TO THE LAST MIN FLT ITINERARY CHANGE, NOT HAVING MY CHART (ALTHOUGH I DID HAVE AN ENLARGED PAGE OF EWR FOR OUR INITIAL LNDG) AND MY UNFAMILIARITY WITH JFK AT NIGHT, COMPLETELY LED TO THIS EVENT.

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.