A B738 crew, descending into lga, overshot a published STAR crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	544210
Time
Date	200204
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : bessi
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16600 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc tower : teb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : korry 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	544210
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were assigned to descend via the korry one arrival for lga, to cross bessi intersection at/above 17000 ft. I had this in the FMC but thought (mistakenly) that I had already passed over bessi descending to 16600 ft MSL before noticing the error and immediately climbing back to 17000 ft crossing bessi intersection at 17000 ft. ATC did not respond to this momentary deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B738 CREW, DSNDING INTO LGA, OVERSHOT A PUBLISHED STAR XING RESTR.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED TO DSND VIA THE KORRY ONE ARR FOR LGA, TO CROSS BESSI INTXN AT/ABOVE 17000 FT. I HAD THIS IN THE FMC BUT THOUGHT (MISTAKENLY) THAT I HAD ALREADY PASSED OVER BESSI DSNDING TO 16600 FT MSL BEFORE NOTICING THE ERROR AND IMMEDIATELY CLBING BACK TO 17000 FT XING BESSI INTXN AT 17000 FT. ATC DID NOT RESPOND TO THIS MOMENTARY 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.