Air carrier X non compliance with SID misread SID chart.

Attributes
ACN	308128
Time
Date	199506
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rno
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	308128
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inadvertently flew wrong departure SID and started a turn at 3 DME instead of 13 DME. Noticed error after query by departure controller. At destination, called controller to discuss situation. No conflict was involved, however he did say that many departure mistakes are made on reno sids. Sids are under review to determine problems. There are 20 sids and as many pages, which have sids that are very similar. With engine inoperative procedures and profiles overprinted on SID pages it is very easy to misread or make a mistake. Sids need to be simplified and combined. For example, the wagge 1 departure for runways 16L and 16R are exactly the same except for minimum climb gradient. These 2 sids could be on 1 page. Engine inoperative profile slightly different but could be less complicated. There is too much information which can cause confusion and mistakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X NON COMPLIANCE WITH SID MISREAD SID CHART.

Narrative: INADVERTENTLY FLEW WRONG DEP SID AND STARTED A TURN AT 3 DME INSTEAD OF 13 DME. NOTICED ERROR AFTER QUERY BY DEP CTLR. AT DEST, CALLED CTLR TO DISCUSS SIT. NO CONFLICT WAS INVOLVED, HOWEVER HE DID SAY THAT MANY DEP MISTAKES ARE MADE ON RENO SIDS. SIDS ARE UNDER REVIEW TO DETERMINE PROBS. THERE ARE 20 SIDS AND AS MANY PAGES, WHICH HAVE SIDS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR. WITH ENG INOP PROCS AND PROFILES OVERPRINTED ON SID PAGES IT IS VERY EASY TO MISREAD OR MAKE A MISTAKE. SIDS NEED TO BE SIMPLIFIED AND COMBINED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE WAGGE 1 DEP FOR RWYS 16L AND 16R ARE EXACTLY THE SAME EXCEPT FOR MINIMUM CLB GRADIENT. THESE 2 SIDS COULD BE ON 1 PAGE. ENG INOP PROFILE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BUT COULD BE LESS COMPLICATED. THERE IS TOO MUCH INFO WHICH CAN CAUSE CONFUSION AND MISTAKES.

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.