Flight crew of an large transport overshot descent altitude.

Attributes
ACN	308310
Time
Date	199506
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	308310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
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:

ZID cleared our flight to cross 35 mi northwest of ind at 11000 ft. We read this back with no questioning by the controller. At approximately 11500 ft controller questioned our altitude and said to maintain 11000 ft. We told him we had been cleared to 11000 ft and had read this back. He said we were only cleared to 15000 ft 35 mi northwest of ind but that 11000 ft would work fine also. He said there was no problem with traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT OVERSHOT DSCNT ALT.

Narrative: ZID CLRED OUR FLT TO CROSS 35 MI NW OF IND AT 11000 FT. WE READ THIS BACK WITH NO QUESTIONING BY THE CTLR. AT APPROX 11500 FT CTLR QUESTIONED OUR ALT AND SAID TO MAINTAIN 11000 FT. WE TOLD HIM WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO 11000 FT AND HAD READ THIS BACK. HE SAID WE WERE ONLY CLRED TO 15000 FT 35 MI NW OF IND BUT THAT 11000 FT WOULD WORK FINE ALSO. HE SAID THERE WAS NO PROB WITH 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.