Pilot questions ARTCC's assumption that he did not make a crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	447470
Time
Date	199908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : stl.vortac
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation III, VI, VII
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	447470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared to descend and cross 30 mi south of stl at and maintain 15000 ft MSL. My copilot entered the crossing restr into the FMS. We started our descent and I then verified the crossing restr with ATC. We followed the descent rate given by the FMS. ATC then gave us a left turn of 360 degrees. I asked the controller if the turn was a result of some traffic conflict. There was none stated. He said that we did not make the crossing restr even though we were more than 5 mi from our crossing point according to the FMS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT QUESTIONS ARTCC'S ASSUMPTION THAT HE DID NOT MAKE A XING RESTR.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO DSND AND CROSS 30 MI S OF STL AT AND MAINTAIN 15000 FT MSL. MY COPLT ENTERED THE XING RESTR INTO THE FMS. WE STARTED OUR DSCNT AND I THEN VERIFIED THE XING RESTR WITH ATC. WE FOLLOWED THE DSCNT RATE GIVEN BY THE FMS. ATC THEN GAVE US A L TURN OF 360 DEGS. I ASKED THE CTLR IF THE TURN WAS A RESULT OF SOME TFC CONFLICT. THERE WAS NONE STATED. HE SAID THAT WE DID NOT MAKE THE XING RESTR EVEN THOUGH WE WERE MORE THAN 5 MI FROM OUR XING POINT ACCORDING TO THE FMS.

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.