A cpr GA1159 crew misread the civet 1 arrival to lax and got low at civet.

Attributes
ACN	352189
Time
Date	199611
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ilax airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12500 msl bound upper : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Gulfstream Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival : profile descent arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	352189
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	352430
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

En route from dtw to lax, filed and cleared via reedr-3 STAR into lax. Subsequently cleared direct to civet inxtn on that STAR, we were then told to adhere to altitudes published. Passing civet, descending to 12000 ft MSL and cleared for approach to runway 25L at lax, ATC asked what STAR we were on. I had repeated back all clrncs and must have acknowledged a clearance to civet 1 STAR as they must have expected and thus we were too low. Our approach clearance was then canceled, we were cleared to level at 12000 ft and soon afterward cleared for the ILS runway 25L approach. I expect I just had it in my mind 'reedr-3' for the past several hours and unfortunately stuck with 'my' STAR. It is probably a normal procedure going into lax, switching stars, perhaps my basic unfamiliarity with this particular area also contributed to my confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR GA1159 CREW MISREAD THE CIVET 1 ARR TO LAX AND GOT LOW AT CIVET.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM DTW TO LAX, FILED AND CLRED VIA REEDR-3 STAR INTO LAX. SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED DIRECT TO CIVET INXTN ON THAT STAR, WE WERE THEN TOLD TO ADHERE TO ALTS PUBLISHED. PASSING CIVET, DSNDING TO 12000 FT MSL AND CLRED FOR APCH TO RWY 25L AT LAX, ATC ASKED WHAT STAR WE WERE ON. I HAD REPEATED BACK ALL CLRNCS AND MUST HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED A CLRNC TO CIVET 1 STAR AS THEY MUST HAVE EXPECTED AND THUS WE WERE TOO LOW. OUR APCH CLRNC WAS THEN CANCELED, WE WERE CLRED TO LEVEL AT 12000 FT AND SOON AFTERWARD CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 25L APCH. I EXPECT I JUST HAD IT IN MY MIND 'REEDR-3' FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HRS AND UNFORTUNATELY STUCK WITH 'MY' STAR. IT IS PROBABLY A NORMAL PROC GOING INTO LAX, SWITCHING STARS, PERHAPS MY BASIC UNFAMILIARITY WITH THIS PARTICULAR AREA ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO MY CONFUSION.

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.