Reporter fails to turn as described on STAR.

Attributes
ACN	299300
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	299300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the gilmore arrival into memphis at the 8 mi fix, when landing north, you have a turn to 175 degrees. We missed it. The traffic was heavy with rain showers and turbulence. While in a 2 man aircraft workload was very heavy. The approach plate details were very small. I just missed it. Approach control let me go to the 3 mi fix before informing me I missed the turn. I feel the approach plate could be made better and less cluttered.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR FAILS TO TURN AS DESCRIBED ON STAR.

Narrative: ON THE GILMORE ARR INTO MEMPHIS AT THE 8 MI FIX, WHEN LNDG N, YOU HAVE A TURN TO 175 DEGS. WE MISSED IT. THE TFC WAS HVY WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND TURB. WHILE IN A 2 MAN ACFT WORKLOAD WAS VERY HVY. THE APCH PLATE DETAILS WERE VERY SMALL. I JUST MISSED IT. APCH CTL LET ME GO TO THE 3 MI FIX BEFORE INFORMING ME I MISSED THE TURN. I FEEL THE APCH PLATE COULD BE MADE BETTER AND LESS CLUTTERED.

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.