Narrative:

During cruise climb, ATC issued a clearance to cross 30 mi north of sax (sparta VOR) at FL290. We were unable to meet the restr and ATC issued a turn to the left. We stated that originally we thought we could make the restr. ATC issued an additional left turn, stated we had not met the crossing restr and issued a frequency change. Nothing else was said about the incident. The crew should have more carefully evaluated aircraft climb performance and spent less time programming the FMS. This distraction led to the deviation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VERY LOW TIME CAPT OF A CL65 MISSED A XING RESTR IN ZNY AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE CLB, ATC ISSUED A CLRNC TO CROSS 30 MI N OF SAX (SPARTA VOR) AT FL290. WE WERE UNABLE TO MEET THE RESTR AND ATC ISSUED A TURN TO THE L. WE STATED THAT ORIGINALLY WE THOUGHT WE COULD MAKE THE RESTR. ATC ISSUED AN ADDITIONAL L TURN, STATED WE HAD NOT MET THE XING RESTR AND ISSUED A FREQ CHANGE. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THE CREW SHOULD HAVE MORE CAREFULLY EVALUATED ACFT CLB PERFORMANCE AND SPENT LESS TIME PROGRAMMING THE FMS. THIS DISTR LED TO THE DEV.

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.