antigua taxi/parking is like celebrity come dancing........cut engines and towed onto parking bay...taxiway is very very tight for widebody aircraft..VS isn't the first and will not be the last to put maingear into the grass.

If there was any precipitation on the 'dumb-bell', then the nosewheel steering could have been ineffective, especially if a burst of power was used. I have been on a 747 that carried straight on with the nose wheel fully cocked, due to the slippery surface (water on paint).
As to those who seek to blame the airport/government or the VS crew, consider this :- 747's have been operating into and out of Antigua safely, since the 70's. Was anyone injured/killed as a result of this excursion?
I expect a little time in the simulator, practising turning, will be the only action required.

Top Bunk:

Thanks for the info, I always wondered about doing a 180 in the Whale. We routinely did 180s on NATO-standard 148 foot runways-including Yeovilton, Alconbury, etc in the C-5.

I wonder if having 2 nosewheels instead of our 4 had an effect.