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A C525 captain reports receiving a late clearance to descend on the PUFFR4 arrival to apa resulting in a descent below assigned altitude and a track deviation when a fix name is misunderstood.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1278485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | APA.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR PUFFR4 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 3000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Was given PUFFR4 arrival; on the initial descent was given late and had to descend rapidly. Then was told to fly as per the PUFFR4 arrival. The FMS was calling to descend to 7;800 and the chart was confusing as to the fixes and altitudes. Then was told to fly the 17L transition as we were rapidly descending. The altitude should have been 11;000 at creeq we were descending to 7;800 as called by the FMS. The controller told us to climb to 11;000 and go to creeq. I misidentified creeq and programed cenik into the FMS and the aircraft turned to cenik. There was no loss of separation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C525 Captain reports receiving a late clearance to descend on the PUFFR4 arrival to APA resulting in a descent below assigned altitude and a track deviation when a fix name is misunderstood.
Narrative: Was given PUFFR4 arrival; on the initial descent was given late and had to descend rapidly. Then was told to fly as per the PUFFR4 arrival. The FMS was calling to descend to 7;800 and the chart was confusing as to the fixes and altitudes. Then was told to fly the 17L transition as we were rapidly descending. The altitude should have been 11;000 at CREEQ we were descending to 7;800 as called by the FMS. The controller told us to climb to 11;000 and go to CREEQ. I misidentified CREEQ and programed CENIK into the FMS and the aircraft turned to CENIK. There was no loss of separation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.