A corporate jet flight crew failed to level for an altitude restriction departing oak on the skyline...

Narrative:

Departing oak we were assigned the skyline SID. Prior to taxi we discussed the altitude restrictions associated with the SID with special emphasis on the 'cross at or above' notations. These restrictions included 'cross 4 NM from oak at or below 2;000 ft'; 'cross porte at or above 9;000 ft'; and 'cross pesca at or above 13;000 ft'. (Capitalizing of 'above' and 'below' is my addition.) taking the runway for takeoff we were reminded by ATC to comply with the 4 NM restriction at which point we both said; 'at or above' to each other. After takeoff at approximately 2;500 ft ATC notified us we were to cross at or below 2;000 ft. The controller told us 'not to worry about it' but just remember it next time. At which point the controller issued a heading to fly. The 'below' restriction needs to be separated better from the 'above' restrictions. On the SID the 4 NM restriction has been underlined; which seems to indicate this restriction has caused problems before. But in my opinion a better way to differentiate the restriction would to also capitalize the 'below' portion textually. Also since the tower controller mentions the restriction anyway as you are taking the runway perhaps the controller could also verbally use the word 'below' in this transmission. As far as the crew we should have spent more time reviewing the SID and discussing this procedure better. This is a fairly complex SID.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A corporate jet flight crew failed to level for an altitude restriction departing OAK on the Skyline SID.

Narrative: Departing OAK we were assigned the Skyline SID. Prior to taxi we discussed the altitude restrictions associated with the SID with special emphasis on the 'cross at or ABOVE' notations. These restrictions included 'cross 4 NM from OAK at or BELOW 2;000 FT'; 'cross PORTE at or ABOVE 9;000 FT'; and 'cross PESCA at or ABOVE 13;000 FT'. (Capitalizing of 'ABOVE' and 'BELOW' is my addition.) Taking the runway for takeoff we were reminded by ATC to comply with the 4 NM restriction at which point we both said; 'at or ABOVE' to each other. After takeoff at approximately 2;500 FT ATC notified us we were to cross at or BELOW 2;000 FT. The Controller told us 'not to worry about it' but just remember it next time. At which point the Controller issued a heading to fly. The 'BELOW' restriction needs to be separated better from the 'ABOVE' restrictions. On the SID the 4 NM restriction has been underlined; which seems to indicate this restriction has caused problems before. But in my opinion a better way to differentiate the restriction would to also capitalize the 'BELOW' portion textually. Also since the Tower Controller mentions the restriction anyway as you are taking the runway perhaps the Controller could also verbally use the word 'BELOW' in this transmission. As far as the crew we should have spent more time reviewing the SID and discussing this procedure better. This is a fairly complex SID.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	863538
Time
Date	200912
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	OAK.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Sovereign (C680)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb Climb
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance

A corporate jet flight crew failed to level for an altitude restriction departing oak on the skyline SID.