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Captain of a dassault falcon 50 DA50 undershot descent resulting in not meeting a crossing altitude fix restr. The reporting first officer cautioned the captain ahead of time as he anticipated the captain would not meet the restr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ard |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 415120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
It was the captain's leg and I called his attention to his altitude and descent rate twice and he did nothing. He missed the crossing restr. His comment was, 'hell, I was descending 2500 FPM.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A DASSAULT FALCON 50 DA50 UNDERSHOT DSCNT RESULTING IN NOT MEETING A XING ALT FIX RESTR. THE RPTING FO CAUTIONED THE CAPT AHEAD OF TIME AS HE ANTICIPATED THE CAPT WOULD NOT MEET THE RESTR.
Narrative: IT WAS THE CAPT'S LEG AND I CALLED HIS ATTN TO HIS ALT AND DSCNT RATE TWICE AND HE DID NOTHING. HE MISSED THE XING RESTR. HIS COMMENT WAS, 'HELL, I WAS DSNDING 2500 FPM.'
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.