Flight crew fails to comply with ATC altitude restr.

Attributes
ACN	312320
Time
Date	199508
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hto
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
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 : 180 flight time total : 13300 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	312320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Misunderstood controller 50 mi northeast hto 11000 ft, 250 KTS. Asked again and controller said 15 mi northeast hto 11000 ft, 250 KTS. Crossed at 12000 ft instead of 11000 ft. Rapid descent to catch up!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ATC ALT RESTR.

Narrative: MISUNDERSTOOD CTLR 50 MI NE HTO 11000 FT, 250 KTS. ASKED AGAIN AND CTLR SAID 15 MI NE HTO 11000 FT, 250 KTS. CROSSED AT 12000 FT INSTEAD OF 11000 FT. RAPID DSCNT TO CATCH UP!

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.