Narrative:

A normal landing was made on runway 6 at ZZZ about XA35 on oct/wed/06. The approach and runway were thoroughly briefed prior to beginning the approach. Some of the items briefed included runway length; width; lights; approach lighting system and txwys. After landing; the aircraft was slowed to normal taxi speed anticipating a left turn onto the next taxiway. However; the tower instructed us to take a 'left at the end' for a turn off of the runway and toward the ramp. During the taxi to the end; the aircraft's landing and taxi lights began to illuminate several hundred feet of concrete past the end of the usable runway. There were 4 red lights at the far end of the concrete; which we believed to be the end of the pavement. Shortly after taxiing onto the concrete; the aircraft slowed to a stop due to being on an emas (engineered materials arresting system) (unmarked on the chart) instead of the presumed concrete. There was no damage to the airplane. The most frustrating element is that this emas installation had absolutely no markings of any kind to indicate that this surface is unusable. There was not a solid line of red lights at the end of the runway; there were no yellow or amber markings of any kind; no markers; and most of all; no chevrons. It wasn't until after everyone was walking around the aircraft that you could see stencil marking for the chevron lines yet to be painted. Since the markings were not yet painted and the emas technology is new (most pilots are unaware it cannot be taxied onto; let alone what emas even is) it seems as though the airport would have at least included in its ATIS broadcast a simple remark to draw attention to the unfinished construction. Additionally; our briefing mentioned nothing (with respect to NOTAMS) about a newly installed and unfinished arrestor device unpublished on the commercial airport diagram. Hopefully a change at the airport will be made soon; preferably before another crew is invited to share in the same misfortune.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL60 PLT TAXIED INTO TEB'S RWY 6 DEP END EMAS AFTER LNDG. PLT WAS GIVEN 'L AT THE END' BUT NO INDICATION THAT EMAS WAS BEYOND THE END.

Narrative: A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE ON RWY 6 AT ZZZ ABOUT XA35 ON OCT/WED/06. THE APCH AND RWY WERE THOROUGHLY BRIEFED PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE APCH. SOME OF THE ITEMS BRIEFED INCLUDED RWY LENGTH; WIDTH; LIGHTS; APCH LIGHTING SYS AND TXWYS. AFTER LNDG; THE ACFT WAS SLOWED TO NORMAL TAXI SPD ANTICIPATING A L TURN ONTO THE NEXT TXWY. HOWEVER; THE TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TAKE A 'L AT THE END' FOR A TURN OFF OF THE RWY AND TOWARD THE RAMP. DURING THE TAXI TO THE END; THE ACFT'S LNDG AND TAXI LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF CONCRETE PAST THE END OF THE USABLE RWY. THERE WERE 4 RED LIGHTS AT THE FAR END OF THE CONCRETE; WHICH WE BELIEVED TO BE THE END OF THE PAVEMENT. SHORTLY AFTER TAXIING ONTO THE CONCRETE; THE ACFT SLOWED TO A STOP DUE TO BEING ON AN EMAS (ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYS) (UNMARKED ON THE CHART) INSTEAD OF THE PRESUMED CONCRETE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE MOST FRUSTRATING ELEMENT IS THAT THIS EMAS INSTALLATION HAD ABSOLUTELY NO MARKINGS OF ANY KIND TO INDICATE THAT THIS SURFACE IS UNUSABLE. THERE WAS NOT A SOLID LINE OF RED LIGHTS AT THE END OF THE RWY; THERE WERE NO YELLOW OR AMBER MARKINGS OF ANY KIND; NO MARKERS; AND MOST OF ALL; NO CHEVRONS. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER EVERYONE WAS WALKING AROUND THE ACFT THAT YOU COULD SEE STENCIL MARKING FOR THE CHEVRON LINES YET TO BE PAINTED. SINCE THE MARKINGS WERE NOT YET PAINTED AND THE EMAS TECHNOLOGY IS NEW (MOST PLTS ARE UNAWARE IT CANNOT BE TAXIED ONTO; LET ALONE WHAT EMAS EVEN IS) IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE ARPT WOULD HAVE AT LEAST INCLUDED IN ITS ATIS BROADCAST A SIMPLE REMARK TO DRAW ATTN TO THE UNFINISHED CONSTRUCTION. ADDITIONALLY; OUR BRIEFING MENTIONED NOTHING (WITH RESPECT TO NOTAMS) ABOUT A NEWLY INSTALLED AND UNFINISHED ARRESTOR DEVICE UNPUBLISHED ON THE COMMERCIAL ARPT DIAGRAM. HOPEFULLY A CHANGE AT THE ARPT WILL BE MADE SOON; PREFERABLY BEFORE ANOTHER CREW IS INVITED TO SHARE IN THE SAME MISFORTUNE.

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.