Narrative:

Flying dfw bonham 3 arrival (byp.BYP3). Landing north (runway 35L/C/right) from over byp I flew STAR to lemyn intersection. I looked at the STAR and read that I should turn to 190 degree heading at lemyn (for landing north). After turning to 190 degree heading I realized, at same time as my copilot, that I was further from the field than I thought I should be. I rechked the STAR and then noticed the turn to 190 degrees was for non turbojets. I immediately turned towards stonz intersection. While in the turn, approach control gave me a turn, in a calm matter-of-fact tone, to the west. I maintained my altitude, 11000 ft, turned to the assigned heading and continued with approach direction for the descent and landing at dfw. Approach control did not say anything to me about the early turn. He even seemed like it may have happened before. There was no urgency in his voice. The STAR (as drawn) is deceiving. There are 3 boxes, pointing to lemyn. One says 'turbojets landing north cross at 250 KIAS expect to cross at 11000 ft.' another box (off to one side) says 'non turbojets landing north depart lemyn 190 degree heading for vectors to final approach course.' just below the turbojets' airspeed and altitude box is a bold 190 degree heading arrow with a lightly printed 'non turbojets landing north.' I saw the turbojets 250 KIAS 11000 ft restr (landing north) and the bold 190 degree heading. I missed the small print. I consider myself a very good instrument pilot with many sids, stars and approachs completed over the many yrs I have been flying. If this could happen to me, it could or may have happened to others. The proper turn point for landing north is now highlighted on my STAR.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW DEVIATES FROM PUBLISHED ARR PROC IN DFW AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLYING DFW BONHAM 3 ARR (BYP.BYP3). LNDG N (RWY 35L/C/R) FROM OVER BYP I FLEW STAR TO LEMYN INTXN. I LOOKED AT THE STAR AND READ THAT I SHOULD TURN TO 190 DEG HDG AT LEMYN (FOR LNDG N). AFTER TURNING TO 190 DEG HDG I REALIZED, AT SAME TIME AS MY COPLT, THAT I WAS FURTHER FROM THE FIELD THAN I THOUGHT I SHOULD BE. I RECHKED THE STAR AND THEN NOTICED THE TURN TO 190 DEGS WAS FOR NON TURBOJETS. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED TOWARDS STONZ INTXN. WHILE IN THE TURN, APCH CTL GAVE ME A TURN, IN A CALM MATTER-OF-FACT TONE, TO THE W. I MAINTAINED MY ALT, 11000 FT, TURNED TO THE ASSIGNED HDG AND CONTINUED WITH APCH DIRECTION FOR THE DSCNT AND LNDG AT DFW. APCH CTL DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT THE EARLY TURN. HE EVEN SEEMED LIKE IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE. THERE WAS NO URGENCY IN HIS VOICE. THE STAR (AS DRAWN) IS DECEIVING. THERE ARE 3 BOXES, POINTING TO LEMYN. ONE SAYS 'TURBOJETS LNDG N CROSS AT 250 KIAS EXPECT TO CROSS AT 11000 FT.' ANOTHER BOX (OFF TO ONE SIDE) SAYS 'NON TURBOJETS LNDG N DEPART LEMYN 190 DEG HDG FOR VECTORS TO FINAL APCH COURSE.' JUST BELOW THE TURBOJETS' AIRSPD AND ALT BOX IS A BOLD 190 DEG HDG ARROW WITH A LIGHTLY PRINTED 'NON TURBOJETS LNDG N.' I SAW THE TURBOJETS 250 KIAS 11000 FT RESTR (LNDG N) AND THE BOLD 190 DEG HDG. I MISSED THE SMALL PRINT. I CONSIDER MYSELF A VERY GOOD INST PLT WITH MANY SIDS, STARS AND APCHS COMPLETED OVER THE MANY YRS I HAVE BEEN FLYING. IF THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ME, IT COULD OR MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO OTHERS. THE PROPER TURN POINT FOR LNDG N IS NOW HIGHLIGHTED ON MY STAR.

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.