Medium large transport captain misread STAR on arrival at pie.

Attributes
ACN	422712
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pie airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	422712
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying dades two arrival for tampa international, runway 18L/right in use. Approach informed crew to expect approach (visual) to runway 18L. It was the captain's leg and as he was tracking the pie 039 degree radial as depicted on the arrival I, put aside my dades two arrival replacing it with the ILS runway 18L approach chart. Shortly thereafter the captain asked if ATC had given us a heading yet and I replied they had not. He then turned to a 180 degree heading and had no sooner stopped the turn when ATC asked our heading and when told issued an immediate turn to 270 degrees. The rest of the approach and landing proceeded normally and uneventfully. Cause: the captain misinterpreted the arrival depiction assuming that the 180 degree heading was for runway 18 lndgs, however the accompanying text stated the 180 degree heading is for runway 36 lndgs. Contributing factors: my assuming that since the captain was properly flying the arrival he would continue to do so. As I stated before I replaced my arrival chart with the ILS approach chart and had no idea the captain was flying the arrival incorrectly. It won't happen again. Also it did take several moments of looking at the chart afterwards to figure out what upset ATC. The chart is in fact slightly confusing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CAPT MISREAD STAR ON ARR AT PIE.

Narrative: FLYING DADES TWO ARR FOR TAMPA INTL, RWY 18L/R IN USE. APCH INFORMED CREW TO EXPECT APCH (VISUAL) TO RWY 18L. IT WAS THE CAPT'S LEG AND AS HE WAS TRACKING THE PIE 039 DEG RADIAL AS DEPICTED ON THE ARR I, PUT ASIDE MY DADES TWO ARR REPLACING IT WITH THE ILS RWY 18L APCH CHART. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAPT ASKED IF ATC HAD GIVEN US A HEADING YET AND I REPLIED THEY HAD NOT. HE THEN TURNED TO A 180 DEG HDG AND HAD NO SOONER STOPPED THE TURN WHEN ATC ASKED OUR HEADING AND WHEN TOLD ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO 270 DEGS. THE REST OF THE APCH AND LNDG PROCEEDED NORMALLY AND UNEVENTFULLY. CAUSE: THE CAPT MISINTERPRETED THE ARR DEPICTION ASSUMING THAT THE 180 DEG HDG WAS FOR RWY 18 LNDGS, HOWEVER THE ACCOMPANYING TEXT STATED THE 180 DEG HDG IS FOR RWY 36 LNDGS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: MY ASSUMING THAT SINCE THE CAPT WAS PROPERLY FLYING THE ARR HE WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO. AS I STATED BEFORE I REPLACED MY ARR CHART WITH THE ILS APCH CHART AND HAD NO IDEA THE CAPT WAS FLYING THE ARR INCORRECTLY. IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. ALSO IT DID TAKE SEVERAL MOMENTS OF LOOKING AT THE CHART AFTERWARDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT UPSET ATC. THE CHART IS IN FACT SLIGHTLY CONFUSING.

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.