Narrative:

We departed with 122 passenger on board. The first officer was flying the leg, departure, en route, arrival were normal. He touched down at about 127 KTS (on speed) at about XA48. I took the brakes at the 80 KT call and the aircraft after the reversers were stowed. We were headed for gate X and I told the first officer that we would roll to the end. I noticed the 'quick sand' arresting area straight ahead and an MD80 parked at gate Y which we would turn short of in the turn. We were at taxi/turnoff speed when the first officer said that we had missed the last turnoff. We crossed the end of the runway into the overrun, stopping short of the 'quick sand.' I asked if we could turn right onto the ramp. The first officer said no. I started to go left onto a concrete pad on the northeast corner of the airport. Not certain if the pad was stressed for us, I called tower. They said to hold our position and they would send help. The superintendent of airport operations arrived and recommended tow to the gate. This we did, arriving at XA58. I spoke then with the superintendent of airport operations and the company operations supervisor. Pushed next flight with 122 passenger at XC23. We conferred on the way to sjc and I called dispatch and asked for the chief pilot on duty. Spoke with one, agreed to file reports. Spoke with another name at about AM30 the next day. Supplemental information from acn 538680: as we taxied by the turn in line for gate, I told the captain we missed the turn in. He applied brakes, but the aircraft did not stop until main mounts were 15 ft into the overrun of runway 8.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 CREW, AFTER LNDG AT BUR, TAXIED PAST THE LAST TURNOFF, REQUIRING A TOW TO THE GATE.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED WITH 122 PAX ON BOARD. THE FO WAS FLYING THE LEG, DEP, ENRTE, ARR WERE NORMAL. HE TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT 127 KTS (ON SPD) AT ABOUT XA48. I TOOK THE BRAKES AT THE 80 KT CALL AND THE ACFT AFTER THE REVERSERS WERE STOWED. WE WERE HEADED FOR GATE X AND I TOLD THE FO THAT WE WOULD ROLL TO THE END. I NOTICED THE 'QUICK SAND' ARRESTING AREA STRAIGHT AHEAD AND AN MD80 PARKED AT GATE Y WHICH WE WOULD TURN SHORT OF IN THE TURN. WE WERE AT TAXI/TURNOFF SPD WHEN THE FO SAID THAT WE HAD MISSED THE LAST TURNOFF. WE CROSSED THE END OF THE RWY INTO THE OVERRUN, STOPPING SHORT OF THE 'QUICK SAND.' I ASKED IF WE COULD TURN R ONTO THE RAMP. THE FO SAID NO. I STARTED TO GO L ONTO A CONCRETE PAD ON THE NE CORNER OF THE ARPT. NOT CERTAIN IF THE PAD WAS STRESSED FOR US, I CALLED TWR. THEY SAID TO HOLD OUR POS AND THEY WOULD SEND HELP. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ARPT OPS ARRIVED AND RECOMMENDED TOW TO THE GATE. THIS WE DID, ARRIVING AT XA58. I SPOKE THEN WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ARPT OPS AND THE COMPANY OPS SUPVR. PUSHED NEXT FLT WITH 122 PAX AT XC23. WE CONFERRED ON THE WAY TO SJC AND I CALLED DISPATCH AND ASKED FOR THE CHIEF PLT ON DUTY. SPOKE WITH ONE, AGREED TO FILE RPTS. SPOKE WITH ANOTHER NAME AT ABOUT AM30 THE NEXT DAY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 538680: AS WE TAXIED BY THE TURN IN LINE FOR GATE, I TOLD THE CAPT WE MISSED THE TURN IN. HE APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE ACFT DID NOT STOP UNTIL MAIN MOUNTS WERE 15 FT INTO THE OVERRUN OF RWY 8.

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.