Flight crew misread STAR and failed to comply with crossing restr and overshot the inbound radial.

Attributes
ACN	461999
Time
Date	200001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 18000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : tandy 3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	461999
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	462000
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Misread tandy 3 arrival to sna via fellows. The transition kinda looks like there is 29 mi from sadde to merma. I fixated on the D29 symbol and started descent from FL240 about 60 mi south of fellows VOR. I thought I had 23 mi till sadde and then 29 mi to merma. In fact, I was 20 mi short, so I wound up high over merma plus, while trying to get down, I overshot the 148 degree radial, although I still had course guidance the whole time. Being too familiar with the arrival, coupled with coming in over fellows instead of fillmore contributed to a superficial evaluation and misinterp of the arrival. It was also the last leg of the day after 11 hours of duty and almost 7 hours of flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC MISREAD STAR AND FAILED TO COMPLY WITH XING RESTR AND OVERSHOT THE INBOUND RADIAL.

Narrative: MISREAD TANDY 3 ARR TO SNA VIA FELLOWS. THE TRANSITION KINDA LOOKS LIKE THERE IS 29 MI FROM SADDE TO MERMA. I FIXATED ON THE D29 SYMBOL AND STARTED DSCNT FROM FL240 ABOUT 60 MI S OF FELLOWS VOR. I THOUGHT I HAD 23 MI TILL SADDE AND THEN 29 MI TO MERMA. IN FACT, I WAS 20 MI SHORT, SO I WOUND UP HIGH OVER MERMA PLUS, WHILE TRYING TO GET DOWN, I OVERSHOT THE 148 DEG RADIAL, ALTHOUGH I STILL HAD COURSE GUIDANCE THE WHOLE TIME. BEING TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE ARR, COUPLED WITH COMING IN OVER FELLOWS INSTEAD OF FILLMORE CONTRIBUTED TO A SUPERFICIAL EVALUATION AND MISINTERP OF THE ARR. IT WAS ALSO THE LAST LEG OF THE DAY AFTER 11 HRS OF DUTY AND ALMOST 7 HRS OF FLYING.

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.