Narrative:

On taxi in at svmi; I mistakenly turned into the ramp at taxiway G; restricted to B727 and smaller aircraft. This was caused by: 1) poorly to unlit taxiway G sign. 2) a taxiway C sign located at taxiway G appears to identify taxiway G as taxiway C; not point ahead to taxiway C. 3) many taxiway lights inoperative. 4) no ramp illumination at all. Both myself and the first officer realized the error after I was committed to the turn. No conflict existed and we proceeded to the gate without incident. This occurred after a 7 plus hour flight time day. I have flown into svmi for 15 yrs and it still happened. Maybe some illumination is in order.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 ENTERS RAMP AT SVMI VIA TXWY G CONTRARY TO RESTRICTION. FLT CREW RPTS INADEQUATE RAMP LIGHTING AND CONFUSING PLACEMENT OF TXWY SIGNS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.

Narrative: ON TAXI IN AT SVMI; I MISTAKENLY TURNED INTO THE RAMP AT TXWY G; RESTRICTED TO B727 AND SMALLER ACFT. THIS WAS CAUSED BY: 1) POORLY TO UNLIT TXWY G SIGN. 2) A TXWY C SIGN LOCATED AT TXWY G APPEARS TO IDENTIFY TXWY G AS TXWY C; NOT POINT AHEAD TO TXWY C. 3) MANY TXWY LIGHTS INOP. 4) NO RAMP ILLUMINATION AT ALL. BOTH MYSELF AND THE FO REALIZED THE ERROR AFTER I WAS COMMITTED TO THE TURN. NO CONFLICT EXISTED AND WE PROCEEDED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED AFTER A 7 PLUS HOUR FLT TIME DAY. I HAVE FLOWN INTO SVMI FOR 15 YRS AND IT STILL HAPPENED. MAYBE SOME ILLUMINATION IS IN ORDER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.