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After landing at jan, a B727 became stuck after attempting to make a 135 degree turn onto a parallel taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 519388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jan.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1350 |
| ASRS Report | 519388 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After landing at jan on runway 16L, we exited runway at taxiway C3 and attempted to taxi right on taxiway C, a 135 degree turn. Our right wheels went beyond the double yellow stripes on the taxiway edge and slowed the aircraft to a stop. We were unable to power out, so we had to be winched out with tow trucks. The wheels were on the unstressed portion of the asphalt. Contributing factors: the visual picture that both the captain and the first officer had were that we had more than enough turning room. The taxiway at B5 is restr to turns over 90 degrees for our pilots, but this turn, which is equally difficult to negotiate, is not. Also, many airport txwys have taxiway paint to help keep the aircraft away from the edges when taxiing in a turn. Our station manager indicated that other aircraft have made that corner too tight before. If so, I think the corrective action is to paint a turn on the asphalt or restrict the turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER LNDG AT JAN, A B727 BECAME STUCK AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A 135 DEG TURN ONTO A PARALLEL TXWY.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT JAN ON RWY 16L, WE EXITED RWY AT TXWY C3 AND ATTEMPTED TO TAXI R ON TXWY C, A 135 DEG TURN. OUR R WHEELS WENT BEYOND THE DOUBLE YELLOW STRIPES ON THE TXWY EDGE AND SLOWED THE ACFT TO A STOP. WE WERE UNABLE TO PWR OUT, SO WE HAD TO BE WINCHED OUT WITH TOW TRUCKS. THE WHEELS WERE ON THE UNSTRESSED PORTION OF THE ASPHALT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE VISUAL PICTURE THAT BOTH THE CAPT AND THE FO HAD WERE THAT WE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH TURNING ROOM. THE TXWY AT B5 IS RESTR TO TURNS OVER 90 DEGS FOR OUR PLTS, BUT THIS TURN, WHICH IS EQUALLY DIFFICULT TO NEGOTIATE, IS NOT. ALSO, MANY ARPT TXWYS HAVE TXWY PAINT TO HELP KEEP THE ACFT AWAY FROM THE EDGES WHEN TAXIING IN A TURN. OUR STATION MGR INDICATED THAT OTHER ACFT HAVE MADE THAT CORNER TOO TIGHT BEFORE. IF SO, I THINK THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO PAINT A TURN ON THE ASPHALT OR RESTRICT THE TURN.
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.