Altitude deviation. Undershoot on descent. Altitude crossing restriction not met.

Attributes
ACN	148056
Time
Date	199006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sie
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	148056
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ZDC cleared us to cross 30 DME south of sie at 11000'. I programmed the FMS for this point. My copilot was flying and I was doing the descent checklist and watching for traffic. At 20 DME south (we were going north) ZDC asked if we had received the crossing restriction. When we checked the FMS it had only accepted 3.0 NM, not 30.0. Pilots need to pay more attention to what the program and verify that it is correct. Both pilots need to verify information in FMS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT DEVIATION. UNDERSHOOT ON DESCENT. ALT CROSSING RESTRICTION NOT MET.

Narrative: ZDC CLRED US TO CROSS 30 DME S OF SIE AT 11000'. I PROGRAMMED THE FMS FOR THIS POINT. MY COPLT WAS FLYING AND I WAS DOING THE DSNT CHKLIST AND WATCHING FOR TFC. AT 20 DME S (WE WERE GOING N) ZDC ASKED IF WE HAD RECEIVED THE XING RESTRICTION. WHEN WE CHKED THE FMS IT HAD ONLY ACCEPTED 3.0 NM, NOT 30.0. PLTS NEED TO PAY MORE ATTN TO WHAT THE PROGRAM AND VERIFY THAT IT IS CORRECT. BOTH PLTS NEED TO VERIFY INFO IN FMS.

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.