Crossing restriction not met.

Attributes
ACN	98503
Time
Date	198811
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute airway : las
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	98503
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying the oasis 5.bty SID out of las, I missed an MCA restriction. I was at about 8000' and climbing when I passed oasis intersection and turned to heading 260 degree. The MCA at oasis is 9500'. Departure control caught the error and gave me a corrective vector. Contributing, I fell, were the different graphic presentation on the commercial plate used for the MCA as opposed to the crossing restriction that immediately preceded it (las 7 DME at or below 7000). More importantly, the MCA was not mentioned in the textual description. Since the SID can legally be flown with only the text, I think this is a rather large oversight. I suggest that all crossing restrictions (including MCA's) have similar bold graphic symbology and that they all be included in the textual description as well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CROSSING RESTRICTION NOT MET.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING THE OASIS 5.BTY SID OUT OF LAS, I MISSED AN MCA RESTRICTION. I WAS AT ABOUT 8000' AND CLBING WHEN I PASSED OASIS INTXN AND TURNED TO HDG 260 DEG. THE MCA AT OASIS IS 9500'. DEP CTL CAUGHT THE ERROR AND GAVE ME A CORRECTIVE VECTOR. CONTRIBUTING, I FELL, WERE THE DIFFERENT GRAPHIC PRESENTATION ON THE COMMERCIAL PLATE USED FOR THE MCA AS OPPOSED TO THE XING RESTRICTION THAT IMMEDIATELY PRECEDED IT (LAS 7 DME AT OR BELOW 7000). MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE MCA WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION. SINCE THE SID CAN LEGALLY BE FLOWN WITH ONLY THE TEXT, I THINK THIS IS A RATHER LARGE OVERSIGHT. I SUGGEST THAT ALL XING RESTRICTIONS (INCLUDING MCA'S) HAVE SIMILAR BOLD GRAPHIC SYMBOLOGY AND THAT THEY ALL BE INCLUDED IN THE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION AS WELL.

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.