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An MD80 first officer arriving mci on the JHAWK5, reported that he made a track deviation due to misleading nomenclature near the rugbb intersection, and that TRACON stated this is a recurring problem for other acrs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 624241 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci.tracon |
| 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 : jhawk5 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 624241 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Chart | approach : jhawk5 |
Narrative:
While flying the JHAWK5 arrival into mci, there was some confusion about the way the diagram is designed and drawn. The way the information for rugbb intersection is located (directly below the symbol for noahs intersection) can give the impression that rugbb is located at noahs. Both cockpit crew members made this mistake. ATC told us that many other aircraft turn to a heading of 010 degrees at rugbb instead of noahs, as we did. After a short discussion with the ATC controller, we agreed that page is drawn up poorly and can lead to some confusion, as it did in this case. I would recommend the following changes: 1) move the information for 'top' due north of that VOR. 2) move information for rugbb, northwest of that intersection. 3) move information for noahs to its east or southeast. No conflict with any traffic or other problems noted. Aircraft landed normally with no assistance and flight ended uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FO ARRIVING MCI ON THE JHAWK5, RPTED THAT HE MADE A TRACK DEV DUE TO MISLEADING NOMENCLATURE NEAR THE RUGBB INTXN, AND THAT TRACON STATED THIS IS A RECURRING PROB FOR OTHER ACRS.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING THE JHAWK5 ARR INTO MCI, THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THE WAY THE DIAGRAM IS DESIGNED AND DRAWN. THE WAY THE INFO FOR RUGBB INTXN IS LOCATED (DIRECTLY BELOW THE SYMBOL FOR NOAHS INTXN) CAN GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT RUGBB IS LOCATED AT NOAHS. BOTH COCKPIT CREW MEMBERS MADE THIS MISTAKE. ATC TOLD US THAT MANY OTHER ACFT TURN TO A HDG OF 010 DEGS AT RUGBB INSTEAD OF NOAHS, AS WE DID. AFTER A SHORT DISCUSSION WITH THE ATC CTLR, WE AGREED THAT PAGE IS DRAWN UP POORLY AND CAN LEAD TO SOME CONFUSION, AS IT DID IN THIS CASE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: 1) MOVE THE INFO FOR 'TOP' DUE N OF THAT VOR. 2) MOVE INFO FOR RUGBB, NW OF THAT INTXN. 3) MOVE INFO FOR NOAHS TO ITS E OR SE. NO CONFLICT WITH ANY TFC OR OTHER PROBS NOTED. ACFT LANDED NORMALLY WITH NO ASSISTANCE AND FLT ENDED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.