Commuter mdt misses crossing restriction.

Attributes
ACN	235199
Time
Date	199303
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 11200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : zhu
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	235199
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Commuter flight from crp-iah. ZHU instructed approximately 50 mi prior to fix to cross gland intersection at the iah gland 7 arrival at 9000 ft. Presently at approximately FL230. Captain started a 500 FPM descent 50 NM south of fix. I instructed the captain to increase rate of descent at approximately 20 NM from fix because center called to confirm crossing fix was understood by crew. I then answered affirmative. The altitude passing was approximately FL200. At 10 mi from fix I instructed the captain to pull power back and increase rate of descent and kept insisting to cross gland intersection at 9000 ft. He then had about 6000-7000 ft to go. Captain then put power levers to idle and rate of descent was approximately 3500 FPM. We then crossed gland intersection at approximately 11200 ft, 2200 ft above our instructions given by center. Center then called and handed us off to houston approach control and nothing was heard from center or approach about our deviation. No other incident on remainder of flight and landed safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER MDT MISSES XING RESTRICTION.

Narrative: COMMUTER FLT FROM CRP-IAH. ZHU INSTRUCTED APPROX 50 MI PRIOR TO FIX TO CROSS GLAND INTXN AT THE IAH GLAND 7 ARR AT 9000 FT. PRESENTLY AT APPROX FL230. CAPT STARTED A 500 FPM DSCNT 50 NM S OF FIX. I INSTRUCTED THE CAPT TO INCREASE RATE OF DSCNT AT APPROX 20 NM FROM FIX BECAUSE CTR CALLED TO CONFIRM XING FIX WAS UNDERSTOOD BY CREW. I THEN ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVE. THE ALT PASSING WAS APPROX FL200. AT 10 MI FROM FIX I INSTRUCTED THE CAPT TO PULL PWR BACK AND INCREASE RATE OF DSCNT AND KEPT INSISTING TO CROSS GLAND INTXN AT 9000 FT. HE THEN HAD ABOUT 6000-7000 FT TO GO. CAPT THEN PUT PWR LEVERS TO IDLE AND RATE OF DSCNT WAS APPROX 3500 FPM. WE THEN CROSSED GLAND INTXN AT APPROX 11200 FT, 2200 FT ABOVE OUR INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY CTR. CTR THEN CALLED AND HANDED US OFF TO HOUSTON APCH CTL AND NOTHING WAS HEARD FROM CTR OR APCH ABOUT OUR DEV. NO OTHER INCIDENT ON REMAINDER OF FLT AND LANDED SAFELY.

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.