Flight crew of a lear jet failed to descend from transition altitude to intercept GS when cleared for the approach resulting in approach controller issuing an alert that they should be at a lower altitude.

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Attributes
ACN	498470
Time
Date	200101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : lga.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 6 other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	498470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared down to 2000 ft and told to intercept the ILS runway 6 localizer on our way to teb. It was a beautiful VFR day and I called the field in sight at about 18 mi. A little while later, the controller said we were cleared for the ILS runway 6 approach circle-O-land on runway 1. On our approach chart review, we missed a mandatory 1500 ft altitude on the approach. Consequently, we were approximately at 2000 ft waiting to intercept the GS when approach called and informed us we should be at 1500 ft. A beautiful VFR day had lulled us into complacency on our approach chart review. I believe another fix for this type of problem would be for approach to tell flcs to, at the appropriate time, 'descend to 1500 ft, cleared for the ILS runway 6 approach.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A LEAR JET FAILED TO DSND FROM TRANSITION ALT TO INTERCEPT GS WHEN CLRED FOR THE APCH RESULTING IN APCH CTLR ISSUING AN ALERT THAT THEY SHOULD BE AT A LOWER ALT.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED DOWN TO 2000 FT AND TOLD TO INTERCEPT THE ILS RWY 6 LOC ON OUR WAY TO TEB. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL VFR DAY AND I CALLED THE FIELD IN SIGHT AT ABOUT 18 MI. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, THE CTLR SAID WE WERE CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 6 APCH CIRCLE-O-LAND ON RWY 1. ON OUR APCH CHART REVIEW, WE MISSED A MANDATORY 1500 FT ALT ON THE APCH. CONSEQUENTLY, WE WERE APPROX AT 2000 FT WAITING TO INTERCEPT THE GS WHEN APCH CALLED AND INFORMED US WE SHOULD BE AT 1500 FT. A BEAUTIFUL VFR DAY HAD LULLED US INTO COMPLACENCY ON OUR APCH CHART REVIEW. I BELIEVE ANOTHER FIX FOR THIS TYPE OF PROB WOULD BE FOR APCH TO TELL FLCS TO, AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, 'DSND TO 1500 FT, CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 6 APCH.'

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.