Pilot deviation -- incorrect SID procedure.

Attributes
ACN	287116
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 96 flight time total : 4007 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	287116
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A departure clearance was issued to fly the oasis 7 SID. I removed the SID from my nos approach plate book and turned it over to read the narrative on the reverse side. After takeoff and while in communication with departure, I was advised that I was on an incorrect heading. The problem is that the mead 8 narrative is on the backside of the oasis 7 departure. My inability to recognize this was further aggravated because the binding ring holes in the plate remove part of the title of the SID. I recommend the following changes: place the pictorial and narrative on the same sheet to avoid this type of confusion and reduce cockpit clutter. Place the binding ring holes so as not to destroy any of the plate title.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLTDEV -- INCORRECT SID PROC.

Narrative: A DEP CLRNC WAS ISSUED TO FLY THE OASIS 7 SID. I REMOVED THE SID FROM MY NOS APCH PLATE BOOK AND TURNED IT OVER TO READ THE NARRATIVE ON THE REVERSE SIDE. AFTER TKOF AND WHILE IN COM WITH DEP, I WAS ADVISED THAT I WAS ON AN INCORRECT HDG. THE PROB IS THAT THE MEAD 8 NARRATIVE IS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE OASIS 7 DEP. MY INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THIS WAS FURTHER AGGRAVATED BECAUSE THE BINDING RING HOLES IN THE PLATE REMOVE PART OF THE TITLE OF THE SID. I RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: PLACE THE PICTORIAL AND NARRATIVE ON THE SAME SHEET TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF CONFUSION AND REDUCE COCKPIT CLUTTER. PLACE THE BINDING RING HOLES SO AS NOT TO DESTROY ANY OF THE PLATE TITLE.

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.