An atx C550 flight crew were 1000 ft high over an assigned crossing point.

Attributes
ACN	388910
Time
Date	199712
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mrb
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	388910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:

Cleared to cross 15 DME mrb VOR. There was turbulence in the descent and the copilot was busy with ATIS and checklist. We had a good tailwind and while descending I was busy programming FMS. We crossed the 15 DME fix about 1000 ft high. Factors were high workloads and programming FMS (heads down).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX C550 FLC WERE 1000 FT HIGH OVER AN ASSIGNED XING POINT.

Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS 15 DME MRB VOR. THERE WAS TURB IN THE DSCNT AND THE COPLT WAS BUSY WITH ATIS AND CHKLIST. WE HAD A GOOD TAILWIND AND WHILE DSNDING I WAS BUSY PROGRAMMING FMS. WE CROSSED THE 15 DME FIX ABOUT 1000 FT HIGH. FACTORS WERE HIGH WORKLOADS AND PROGRAMMING FMS (HEADS DOWN).

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.