Crossing restr difficult to meet for air carrier crew, flight crew was distracted. Late reminder by ...

Attributes
ACN	451830
Time
Date	199910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : cvg.vortac
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : cince
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 9970 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	451830
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At 14000 ft on the cince 3 arrival to cvg, ZID issued a clearance to cross the tigrr intersection at 11000 ft. Later, roughly 5 mi northeast of tigrr, ATC queried us whether or not we'd make the crossing restr. We answered in the negative. However, once the question was answered we increased the rate of descent and crossed approximately 1 NM from tigrr at 11000 ft. ATC turned us off of the arrival for a brief period, once at 11000 ft -- we were reclred to join the arrival, without further incident. Factors involved, include preoccupation with the descent checklist, initially, the clearance to cross tigrr was issued approximately 70 NM from tigrr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: XING RESTR DIFFICULT TO MEET FOR ACR CREW, FLC WAS DISTRACTED. LATE REMINDER BY ATC WAS AN ASSIST.

Narrative: AT 14000 FT ON THE CINCE 3 ARR TO CVG, ZID ISSUED A CLRNC TO CROSS THE TIGRR INTXN AT 11000 FT. LATER, ROUGHLY 5 MI NE OF TIGRR, ATC QUERIED US WHETHER OR NOT WE'D MAKE THE XING RESTR. WE ANSWERED IN THE NEGATIVE. HOWEVER, ONCE THE QUESTION WAS ANSWERED WE INCREASED THE RATE OF DSCNT AND CROSSED APPROX 1 NM FROM TIGRR AT 11000 FT. ATC TURNED US OFF OF THE ARR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD, ONCE AT 11000 FT -- WE WERE RECLRED TO JOIN THE ARR, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FACTORS INVOLVED, INCLUDE PREOCCUPATION WITH THE DSCNT CHKLIST, INITIALLY, THE CLRNC TO CROSS TIGRR WAS ISSUED APPROX 70 NM FROM TIGRR.

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.

Crossing restr difficult to meet for air carrier crew, flight crew was distracted. Late reminder by ATC was an assist.