Flight crew of a canadair, CL65, failed to descend in time to make crossing altitude due to socializing and forgetting to descend. ARTCC controller reminded them of their clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	471630
Time
Date	200005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : groat
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc tracon : l30.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Route In Use	enroute airway : j6.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	471630
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
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
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were at FL240 and cleared to cross groat intersection at 16000 ft. The first officer and I became distraction in our conversation and forgot to descend. ATC reminded us and we began a late descent. We missed the clearance by 5 mi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A CANADAIR, CL65, FAILED TO DSND IN TIME TO MAKE XING ALT DUE TO SOCIALIZING AND FORGETTING TO DSND. ARTCC CTLR REMINDED THEM OF THEIR CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE AT FL240 AND CLRED TO CROSS GROAT INTXN AT 16000 FT. THE FO AND I BECAME DISTR IN OUR CONVERSATION AND FORGOT TO DSND. ATC REMINDED US AND WE BEGAN A LATE DSCNT. WE MISSED THE CLRNC BY 5 MI.

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.