<< >> NASA ASRS Report 356196, December 1996

Air carrier B767 on VOR approach crossed the VOR 500 ft high. Rptrs imply late vectored turn on and speed reduction affected their approach descent.

Attributes
ACN	356196
Time
Date	199612
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cri airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11460 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	356196
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Vectored by approach control to intercept, at 3000 ft, the 043 degree radial inbound course to canarsie VOR for VOR 13L/right approach at jfk. Intercept heading of 025 degrees was adjusted to 360 degrees by controller and actual intercept occurred well inside of asalt (less than 6 mi from canarsie VOR). Upon intercept, approach control instructed us to slow to 160 KTS, from 180 KTS, to increase distance from aircraft we were following. Late intercept and simultaneous speed reduction resulted in arrival over canarsie VOR at 2000 ft instead of 1500 ft. Remainder of approach and landing normal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR B767 ON VOR APCH CROSSED THE VOR 500 FT HIGH. RPTRS IMPLY LATE VECTORED TURN ON AND SPD REDUCTION AFFECTED THEIR APCH DSCNT.

Narrative: VECTORED BY APCH CTL TO INTERCEPT, AT 3000 FT, THE 043 DEG RADIAL INBOUND COURSE TO CANARSIE VOR FOR VOR 13L/R APCH AT JFK. INTERCEPT HDG OF 025 DEGS WAS ADJUSTED TO 360 DEGS BY CTLR AND ACTUAL INTERCEPT OCCURRED WELL INSIDE OF ASALT (LESS THAN 6 MI FROM CANARSIE VOR). UPON INTERCEPT, APCH CTL INSTRUCTED US TO SLOW TO 160 KTS, FROM 180 KTS, TO INCREASE DISTANCE FROM ACFT WE WERE FOLLOWING. LATE INTERCEPT AND SIMULTANEOUS SPD REDUCTION RESULTED IN ARR OVER CANARSIE VOR AT 2000 FT INSTEAD OF 1500 FT. REMAINDER OF APCH AND LNDG NORMAL.

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.