Air carrier flight crew loaded incorrect information into FMS. Missed crossing restriction.

Attributes
ACN	172867
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pye
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11600
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : zoa
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	172867
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	173504
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ZOA issued clearance to cross tails at 11000'. I had loaded the INS with radial/DME fixes instead of fixes by name. I must have loaded tails incorrectly, because after crossing eugen the INS heading indicator showed a 90 degree right turn. We quickly reverted to VOR mode and set up tails and went directly to it. We were about 500-800' high at tails. This was because the original descent plan was based on an incorrect fix.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW LOADED INCORRECT INFORMATION INTO FMS. MISSED CROSSING RESTRICTION.

Narrative: ZOA ISSUED CLRNC TO CROSS TAILS AT 11000'. I HAD LOADED THE INS WITH RADIAL/DME FIXES INSTEAD OF FIXES BY NAME. I MUST HAVE LOADED TAILS INCORRECTLY, BECAUSE AFTER XING EUGEN THE INS HDG INDICATOR SHOWED A 90 DEG RIGHT TURN. WE QUICKLY REVERTED TO VOR MODE AND SET UP TAILS AND WENT DIRECTLY TO IT. WE WERE ABOUT 500-800' HIGH AT TAILS. THIS WAS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL DSNT PLAN WAS BASED ON AN INCORRECT FIX.

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.