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Experimental aircraft (glasair) pilot misreads rno 3 SID and turns early, not complying with SID restrs. Pilot concerned with plate complexity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 569033 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rno.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : reno 3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 569033 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Chart | sid : reno three |
Narrative:
I departed rno IFR, with the reno 3 departure on runway 16L. I read the departure prior to departing, but I turned left before being cleared by departure. I'd missed the plate. I should have read it more closely prior to departure. Also, in my defense, I think that the plate is poorly designed and hard to read: it's very 'busy' with no clear delineation between emergency and normal procedures, and the phraseology of 'all aircraft maintain...expect clearance to requested...expect radar vectors to assigned route/fix' hides the important information at the end of a long sentence which is only connected to the 'thence...' by the ellipsis preceding that long phrase. The lost communications section is in the same type fact and font, and the 'runways 16L/right departures' is also preceded by an ellipsis. I blew it, but the poorly designed plate is a contributing factor, in my opinion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EXPERIMENTAL ACFT (GLASAIR) PLT MISREADS RNO 3 SID AND TURNS EARLY, NOT COMPLYING WITH SID RESTRS. PLT CONCERNED WITH PLATE COMPLEXITY.
Narrative: I DEPARTED RNO IFR, WITH THE RENO 3 DEP ON RWY 16L. I READ THE DEP PRIOR TO DEPARTING, BUT I TURNED L BEFORE BEING CLRED BY DEP. I'D MISSED THE PLATE. I SHOULD HAVE READ IT MORE CLOSELY PRIOR TO DEP. ALSO, IN MY DEFENSE, I THINK THAT THE PLATE IS POORLY DESIGNED AND HARD TO READ: IT'S VERY 'BUSY' WITH NO CLR DELINEATION BTWN EMER AND NORMAL PROCS, AND THE PHRASEOLOGY OF 'ALL ACFT MAINTAIN...EXPECT CLRNC TO REQUESTED...EXPECT RADAR VECTORS TO ASSIGNED RTE/FIX' HIDES THE IMPORTANT INFO AT THE END OF A LONG SENTENCE WHICH IS ONLY CONNECTED TO THE 'THENCE...' BY THE ELLIPSIS PRECEDING THAT LONG PHRASE. THE LOST COMS SECTION IS IN THE SAME TYPE FACT AND FONT, AND THE 'RWYS 16L/R DEPS' IS ALSO PRECEDED BY AN ELLIPSIS. I BLEW IT, BUT THE POORLY DESIGNED PLATE IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, IN MY OPINION.
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.