Corp small transport failed to follow SID procedure.

Attributes
ACN	96319
Time
Date	198810
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : psp
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	96319
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 10 thu 1988 our aircraft was assigned the cathedral four departure out of palm springs airport. The departure control radar was out of service. Our aircraft is a twin engine turbojet capable of high rates of climb and speed. Upon departure from runway 12 at psp the crew misinterpreted the SID. And instead of turning right on psp radial 102 to emrud intersection, we turned left and proceeded inbound to psp VORTAC on radial 102. The way that the verbage of the SID. And pictorial display are portrayed is conducive to making this kind of mistake. It would be helpful if the verbage included such terms as 'outbnd via psp radial 102 to emrud intersection,' and also have the arrow that depicts the intercept to radial 102 depict a right turn onto the radial. Additionally, this is a very difficult SID for jet aircraft to perform within the confines of the terps due to the short distances involved from the departure runways to the intxns with complete course reversal back to the VOR. It would be a better and safer SID if jet aircraft were allowed to proceed further southeast or east to intercept the 085 degree radial or another radial in that quadrant and then proceed directly inbound to the VOR than by transition or assigned route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP SMT FAILED TO FOLLOW SID PROC.

Narrative: ON 10 THU 1988 OUR ACFT WAS ASSIGNED THE CATHEDRAL FOUR DEP OUT OF PALM SPRINGS ARPT. THE DEP CTL RADAR WAS OUT OF SVC. OUR ACFT IS A TWIN ENG TURBOJET CAPABLE OF HIGH RATES OF CLB AND SPD. UPON DEP FROM RWY 12 AT PSP THE CREW MISINTERPRETED THE SID. AND INSTEAD OF TURNING RIGHT ON PSP RADIAL 102 TO EMRUD INTXN, WE TURNED LEFT AND PROCEEDED INBND TO PSP VORTAC ON RADIAL 102. THE WAY THAT THE VERBAGE OF THE SID. AND PICTORIAL DISPLAY ARE PORTRAYED IS CONDUCIVE TO MAKING THIS KIND OF MISTAKE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE VERBAGE INCLUDED SUCH TERMS AS 'OUTBND VIA PSP RADIAL 102 TO EMRUD INTXN,' AND ALSO HAVE THE ARROW THAT DEPICTS THE INTERCEPT TO RADIAL 102 DEPICT A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE RADIAL. ADDITIONALLY, THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SID FOR JET ACFT TO PERFORM WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE TERPS DUE TO THE SHORT DISTANCES INVOLVED FROM THE DEP RWYS TO THE INTXNS WITH COMPLETE COURSE REVERSAL BACK TO THE VOR. IT WOULD BE A BETTER AND SAFER SID IF JET ACFT WERE ALLOWED TO PROCEED FURTHER SE OR E TO INTERCEPT THE 085 DEG RADIAL OR ANOTHER RADIAL IN THAT QUADRANT AND THEN PROCEED DIRECTLY INBND TO THE VOR THAN BY TRANSITION OR ASSIGNED ROUTE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.