Narrative:

We filed and received the knead.knead 2 arrival to dal. The arrival is one of the new type, without any textual descriptors, only visual type. While reviewing the STAR, I failed to notice a 90 degree turn at 'tilla' and programmed the FMS to continue to the next intersection on the inbound radial. ATC saw us miss the turn and gave us an intercept turn back on course. I believe this was caused by reliance on the FMS which was improperly programmed due to confusing diagrams depicting the STAR. With proper VOR backup navigation or better STAR diagrams, this would be avoided.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A CPR LR31 FAILS TO FOLLOW THE STAR ARR PROC INTO DAL, TX. ALLEGES THAT THE CHART LAYOUT IS TOO CONFUSING.

Narrative: WE FILED AND RECEIVED THE KNEAD.KNEAD 2 ARR TO DAL. THE ARR IS ONE OF THE NEW TYPE, WITHOUT ANY TEXTUAL DESCRIPTORS, ONLY VISUAL TYPE. WHILE REVIEWING THE STAR, I FAILED TO NOTICE A 90 DEG TURN AT 'TILLA' AND PROGRAMMED THE FMS TO CONTINUE TO THE NEXT INTXN ON THE INBOUND RADIAL. ATC SAW US MISS THE TURN AND GAVE US AN INTERCEPT TURN BACK ON COURSE. I BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED BY RELIANCE ON THE FMS WHICH WAS IMPROPERLY PROGRAMMED DUE TO CONFUSING DIAGRAMS DEPICTING THE STAR. WITH PROPER VOR BACKUP NAV OR BETTER STAR DIAGRAMS, THIS WOULD BE AVOIDED.

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.