An small aircraft pilot mistakenly taxied into shallow asphalt drainage ditch after landing at las.

Attributes
ACN	759187
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	759187
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

On flight to las; I did a successful approach and landing to runway 1L. While taxiing on taxiway foxtrot; I turned too early off on taxiway november and went into a shallow drainage ditch. No damage to aircraft. Aircraft was towed out successfully. I've been told this has happened before because the drainage area was right adjacent to the taxiway. No room for error.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the drainage ditch is located adjacent to and south of taxiway november between taxiways 'F' and 'H.' he was making his way to the general aviation ramp during hours of darkness. What he thought was a gradual asphalt exit onto taxiway 'north' was actually the shoulder of a shallow drainage ditch. He was informed by ground personnel that similar excursions have taken place in the same location.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT MISTAKENLY TAXIED INTO SHALLOW ASPHALT DRAINAGE DITCH AFTER LNDG AT LAS.

Narrative: ON FLT TO LAS; I DID A SUCCESSFUL APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 1L. WHILE TAXIING ON TXWY FOXTROT; I TURNED TOO EARLY OFF ON TXWY NOVEMBER AND WENT INTO A SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. ACFT WAS TOWED OUT SUCCESSFULLY. I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BECAUSE THE DRAINAGE AREA WAS RIGHT ADJACENT TO THE TXWY. NO ROOM FOR ERROR.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THAT THE DRAINAGE DITCH IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND SOUTH OF TAXIWAY NOVEMBER BETWEEN TAXIWAYS 'F' AND 'H.' HE WAS MAKING HIS WAY TO THE GENERAL AVIATION RAMP DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS. WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A GRADUAL ASPHALT EXIT ONTO TAXIWAY 'N' WAS ACTUALLY THE SHOULDER OF A SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH. HE WAS INFORMED BY GROUND PERSONNEL THAT SIMILAR EXCURSIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE SAME LOCATION.

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.