Flight crew almost missed assigned altitude restr.

Attributes
ACN	294991
Time
Date	199501
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fgt airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp tower : iad
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13100 flight time type : 275
ASRS Report	294991
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	294772
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying the meinz 6 arrival to msp, tracking outbound on the mcw 358 degree radial. The first officer had turned in gep VOR by mistake instead of fgt. ZMP issued a crossing altitude of 10000 ft at peppr intersection. I was looking at his DME to plan this descent. Gep is approximately 32 NM northwest of fgt. We started the descent and I also tuned in gep VOR. The reason for our oversight was our previous two arrs to msp were on the dayle 4 arrival which uses gep VOR. Also on this day our first flight departed at XB35 CST and this was our third flight. My wake-up had been at XA00 CST. ATC questioned us as to whether we were planning to cross peppr at 10000 ft. At this point the first officer realized gep was tuned in rather than fgt. The first officer immediately notified ATC of the possibility of being unable to make the crossing restr. ATC reclred us to descend to 10000 ft with no crossing restr. We were 15 mi from peppr and descending through FL180. Our descent was made with spoilers to expedite to 10000 ft. There was not any conflict with other traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC ALMOST MISSED ASSIGNED ALT RESTR.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING THE MEINZ 6 ARR TO MSP, TRACKING OUTBOUND ON THE MCW 358 DEG RADIAL. THE FO HAD TURNED IN GEP VOR BY MISTAKE INSTEAD OF FGT. ZMP ISSUED A XING ALT OF 10000 FT AT PEPPR INTXN. I WAS LOOKING AT HIS DME TO PLAN THIS DSCNT. GEP IS APPROX 32 NM NW OF FGT. WE STARTED THE DSCNT AND I ALSO TUNED IN GEP VOR. THE REASON FOR OUR OVERSIGHT WAS OUR PREVIOUS TWO ARRS TO MSP WERE ON THE DAYLE 4 ARR WHICH USES GEP VOR. ALSO ON THIS DAY OUR FIRST FLT DEPARTED AT XB35 CST AND THIS WAS OUR THIRD FLT. MY WAKE-UP HAD BEEN AT XA00 CST. ATC QUESTIONED US AS TO WHETHER WE WERE PLANNING TO CROSS PEPPR AT 10000 FT. AT THIS POINT THE FO REALIZED GEP WAS TUNED IN RATHER THAN FGT. THE FO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED ATC OF THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING UNABLE TO MAKE THE XING RESTR. ATC RECLRED US TO DSND TO 10000 FT WITH NO XING RESTR. WE WERE 15 MI FROM PEPPR AND DSNDING THROUGH FL180. OUR DSCNT WAS MADE WITH SPOILERS TO EXPEDITE TO 10000 FT. THERE WAS NOT ANY CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC.

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.