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First officer of a cpr beech 200 failed to make crossing altitude due to starting descent too late. ARTCC controller asked reporter's altitude just prior to the fix, but said nothing more about not meeting the crossing restr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : irq.vortac |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200/Huron |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 431300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were en route to ags when we received our normal descent with a crossing restr of 11000 ft at 15 mi west of irq. My copilot was flying this leg and he began his descent a few mins later to comply with our clearance. During the descent I became involved in some paperwork and other duties. Shortly thereafter, center asked about our altitude and I realize we might not make the crossing restr. Nothing was said about it and we were handed off to augusta approach. Looking back on this, I should not have gotten distraction in other things when my full attention should have been focused on making sure that the clearance was complied with.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF A CPR BEECH 200 FAILED TO MAKE XING ALT DUE TO STARTING DSCNT TOO LATE. ARTCC CTLR ASKED RPTR'S ALT JUST PRIOR TO THE FIX, BUT SAID NOTHING MORE ABOUT NOT MEETING THE XING RESTR.
Narrative: WE WERE ENRTE TO AGS WHEN WE RECEIVED OUR NORMAL DSCNT WITH A XING RESTR OF 11000 FT AT 15 MI W OF IRQ. MY COPLT WAS FLYING THIS LEG AND HE BEGAN HIS DSCNT A FEW MINS LATER TO COMPLY WITH OUR CLRNC. DURING THE DSCNT I BECAME INVOLVED IN SOME PAPERWORK AND OTHER DUTIES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CTR ASKED ABOUT OUR ALT AND I REALIZE WE MIGHT NOT MAKE THE XING RESTR. NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT IT AND WE WERE HANDED OFF TO AUGUSTA APCH. LOOKING BACK ON THIS, I SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN DISTR IN OTHER THINGS WHEN MY FULL ATTN SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT THE CLRNC WAS COMPLIED WITH.
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.