MD80 crew misses turn on published approach into tpa.

Attributes
ACN	435869
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : tumpy
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa.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
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Route In Use	arrival star : dades 2
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10500
ASRS Report	435869
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Dades 2 arrival, missed turn at tumpy intersection. It requires a mandatory 180 degree heading. Serious shortcoming of text! The statement is not bold or highlighted in any way, buried in the small print. Even the radial beyond tumpy is misleading as it is 'bolded' as though it were a feeder route! Since mandatory headings are not commonplace, each side that contains them should have a 'heading' 'caution' stamp or box in the upper right corner -- sort of like the surgeon general smoking warning box on cigarettes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW MISSES TURN ON PUBLISHED APCH INTO TPA.

Narrative: DADES 2 ARR, MISSED TURN AT TUMPY INTXN. IT REQUIRES A MANDATORY 180 DEG HDG. SERIOUS SHORTCOMING OF TEXT! THE STATEMENT IS NOT BOLD OR HIGHLIGHTED IN ANY WAY, BURIED IN THE SMALL PRINT. EVEN THE RADIAL BEYOND TUMPY IS MISLEADING AS IT IS 'BOLDED' AS THOUGH IT WERE A FEEDER RTE! SINCE MANDATORY HDGS ARE NOT COMMONPLACE, EACH SIDE THAT CONTAINS THEM SHOULD HAVE A 'HDG' 'CAUTION' STAMP OR BOX IN THE UPPER R CORNER -- SORT OF LIKE THE SURGEON GENERAL SMOKING WARNING BOX ON CIGARETTES.

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.