Flight crew of S80 misses crossing restr due to 150 KT tailwind. Crossed 4 mi beyond the fix.

Attributes
ACN	384710
Time
Date	199711
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tower : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	384710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	384711
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATC facility: new york approach descending to 11000 ft, XA00Z. Captain was off frequency while we were given late clearance to cross somto intersection at FL260. Due to 150+ KT tailwind, didn't make the crossing restr, even with promptly going to maximum rate of descent. Reached leveloff 4 mi beyond somto.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF S80 MISSES XING RESTR DUE TO 150 KT TAILWIND. CROSSED 4 MI BEYOND THE FIX.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: NEW YORK APCH DSNDING TO 11000 FT, XA00Z. CAPT WAS OFF FREQ WHILE WE WERE GIVEN LATE CLRNC TO CROSS SOMTO INTXN AT FL260. DUE TO 150+ KT TAILWIND, DIDN'T MAKE THE XING RESTR, EVEN WITH PROMPTLY GOING TO MAX RATE OF DSCNT. REACHED LEVELOFF 4 MI BEYOND SOMTO.

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.