Air carrier flight crew misses minimum crossing altitude restr.

Attributes
ACN	437781
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : psp.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 7600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : psp.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : cathedral7
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 : 12000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	437781
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 880
ASRS Report	437785
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Terminal radar was OTS at psp. We were given the cathedral 7 departure. I looked at the SID and saw that it had our transition to pmd, so I was thinking that this was our normal SID and routing to sfo via pmd. However, the SID calls for us to proceed to psp then out the 104 degree radial to emrud, then right turn inbound on the 124 degree radial to psp and cross psp at or above 7600 ft. Climb in the holding pattern if required. What we did was after takeoff we proceeded to psp then intercepted the 329 degree radial to soggi then pmd (our normal routing). We did not cross psp at or above 7600 ft. The controller then told us our mistake and asked if we could climb VFR to 13000 ft and handed us off to ZLA. ZLA then had us in radar contact and we were back to normal operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC MISSES MINIMUM XING ALT RESTR.

Narrative: TERMINAL RADAR WAS OTS AT PSP. WE WERE GIVEN THE CATHEDRAL 7 DEP. I LOOKED AT THE SID AND SAW THAT IT HAD OUR TRANSITION TO PMD, SO I WAS THINKING THAT THIS WAS OUR NORMAL SID AND ROUTING TO SFO VIA PMD. HOWEVER, THE SID CALLS FOR US TO PROCEED TO PSP THEN OUT THE 104 DEG RADIAL TO EMRUD, THEN R TURN INBOUND ON THE 124 DEG RADIAL TO PSP AND CROSS PSP AT OR ABOVE 7600 FT. CLB IN THE HOLDING PATTERN IF REQUIRED. WHAT WE DID WAS AFTER TKOF WE PROCEEDED TO PSP THEN INTERCEPTED THE 329 DEG RADIAL TO SOGGI THEN PMD (OUR NORMAL ROUTING). WE DID NOT CROSS PSP AT OR ABOVE 7600 FT. THE CTLR THEN TOLD US OUR MISTAKE AND ASKED IF WE COULD CLB VFR TO 13000 FT AND HANDED US OFF TO ZLA. ZLA THEN HAD US IN RADAR CONTACT AND WE WERE BACK TO NORMAL OPS.

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.