B727 PIC acknowledged misreading bowie STAR, turning one intersection too early.

Attributes
ACN	449486
Time
Date	199909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ttt.vor
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors arrival star : bowie 5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	449486
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight X from den to dfw. Bowie 5 arrival landing north at hikay intersection turned south. Realized should have continued straight to siler intersection before turning south. Confused by all the boxes. Turn at hikay was for all aircraft (landing south) and propellers (landing north) missed propellers label initially.. 2 jet labels at siler and saw the one mentioning vectors and missed other 'jet' box stating speed. I know they have tried to make instructions clear, but last min approach instructions and changes as to runways in use make quick, accurate interpretation of the instructions difficult -- especially when 2 boxes located in separate locations were used.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 PIC ACKNOWLEDGED MISREADING BOWIE STAR, TURNING ONE INTXN TOO EARLY.

Narrative: FLT X FROM DEN TO DFW. BOWIE 5 ARR LNDG N AT HIKAY INTXN TURNED S. REALIZED SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED STRAIGHT TO SILER INTXN BEFORE TURNING S. CONFUSED BY ALL THE BOXES. TURN AT HIKAY WAS FOR ALL ACFT (LNDG S) AND PROPS (LNDG N) MISSED PROPS LABEL INITIALLY.. 2 JET LABELS AT SILER AND SAW THE ONE MENTIONING VECTORS AND MISSED OTHER 'JET' BOX STATING SPD. I KNOW THEY HAVE TRIED TO MAKE INSTRUCTIONS CLR, BUT LAST MIN APCH INSTRUCTIONS AND CHANGES AS TO RWYS IN USE MAKE QUICK, ACCURATE INTERP OF THE INSTRUCTIONS DIFFICULT -- ESPECIALLY WHEN 2 BOXES LOCATED IN SEPARATE LOCATIONS WERE USED.

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.