B727 crew missed crossing restr by 3-4 mi.

Attributes
ACN	500884
Time
Date	200102
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : alo.vortac
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	500884
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	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 given clearance to cross alo at FL260. ATC asked us our altitude prior to alo. That keyed us to descend to FL260 as quickly as possible. We were about 3 mi late in crossing the fix. There appeared to be no conflicts with other traffic. We were in VMC night conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW MISSED XING RESTR BY 3-4 MI.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS ALO AT FL260. ATC ASKED US OUR ALT PRIOR TO ALO. THAT KEYED US TO DSND TO FL260 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE WERE ABOUT 3 MI LATE IN XING THE FIX. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER TFC. WE WERE IN VMC NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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.