Flight crew of medium large transport missed crossing restriction.

Attributes
ACN	163675
Time
Date	199011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lgc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : ztl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	163675
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Descent clearance was received to: 'cross 75 southwest of lgc VOR at or below 290 to maintain FL240.' copilot began descent in ample time to make crossing restriction, but apparently was descending too slowly. When I saw that he was going to miss it west/O maximum effort, I commanded, 'pull the speed brake and dive!' he halfheartedly did so and crossed the 75 mi fix at 29800'. Since I had stressed the vital importance of making crossing instructions in my original preflight briefing, I royally chewed him out. He replied that he hadn't missed it by very much and did not think that it was that critical. As captain, I should have monitored the descent more carefully, and should have physically taken control of the aircraft myself to assure compliance with our ATC clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG MISSED CROSSING RESTRICTION.

Narrative: DSNT CLRNC WAS RECEIVED TO: 'CROSS 75 SW OF LGC VOR AT OR BELOW 290 TO MAINTAIN FL240.' COPLT BEGAN DSNT IN AMPLE TIME TO MAKE XING RESTRICTION, BUT APPARENTLY WAS DSNDING TOO SLOWLY. WHEN I SAW THAT HE WAS GOING TO MISS IT W/O MAX EFFORT, I COMMANDED, 'PULL THE SPD BRAKE AND DIVE!' HE HALFHEARTEDLY DID SO AND CROSSED THE 75 MI FIX AT 29800'. SINCE I HAD STRESSED THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF MAKING XING INSTRUCTIONS IN MY ORIGINAL PREFLT BRIEFING, I ROYALLY CHEWED HIM OUT. HE REPLIED THAT HE HADN'T MISSED IT BY VERY MUCH AND DID NOT THINK THAT IT WAS THAT CRITICAL. AS CAPT, I SHOULD HAVE MONITORED THE DSNT MORE CAREFULLY, AND SHOULD HAVE PHYSICALLY TAKEN CTL OF THE ACFT MYSELF TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH OUR ATC CLRNC.

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.