Narrative:

The first officer had been up at early AM00 the day before and finished the day at late PM30 when he found out that he was scheduled to fly on the next day at OX45 on the day of the incident. The crew was cleared pilot's discretion to cross wakem intersection at 11000 ft approximately 45 mi before wakem intersection. After the crew discussed the current events of the flight department and the first officer contacted the FBO, the crew forgot to initiate the descent. Approximately 5 mi from wakem cle approach asked if we would make the restriction. We responded negative. When asked what the reason was for not meeting the restriction by cle we gave no response. The contributing factor to this incident was clearly pilot/crew error. The flight crew had currently undergone possible layoff/downsizing conversations about the flight department. The crew both have personal considerations at home affecting the possible downsizing at the department. The first officer had 2 early/long days and fatigue was a factor. Distracting conversations were contributing factors. Personal attitudes were factors. The quality of human performance was at its worst. Way to eliminate this type of incident is to try and not let outside matters become involved in cockpit discussions. Try and concentrate on the matter of flying the airplane. When cleared for a pilot's discretion altitude crossing restriction, a good idea might be to initiate the event at that time and have the PNF write down the clearance. We do as a practice and still missed the restriction.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR JET MISSES XING RESTRICTION.

Narrative: THE FO HAD BEEN UP AT EARLY AM00 THE DAY BEFORE AND FINISHED THE DAY AT LATE PM30 WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY ON THE NEXT DAY AT OX45 ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. THE CREW WAS CLRED PLT'S DISCRETION TO CROSS WAKEM INTXN AT 11000 FT APPROX 45 MI BEFORE WAKEM INTXN. AFTER THE CREW DISCUSSED THE CURRENT EVENTS OF THE FLT DEPT AND THE FO CONTACTED THE FBO, THE CREW FORGOT TO INITIATE THE DSCNT. APPROX 5 MI FROM WAKEM CLE APCH ASKED IF WE WOULD MAKE THE RESTRICTION. WE RESPONDED NEGATIVE. WHEN ASKED WHAT THE REASON WAS FOR NOT MEETING THE RESTRICTION BY CLE WE GAVE NO RESPONSE. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS INCIDENT WAS CLRLY PLT/CREW ERROR. THE FLC HAD CURRENTLY UNDERGONE POSSIBLE LAYOFF/DOWNSIZING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FLT DEPT. THE CREW BOTH HAVE PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HOME AFFECTING THE POSSIBLE DOWNSIZING AT THE DEPT. THE FO HAD 2 EARLY/LONG DAYS AND FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR. DISTRACTING CONVERSATIONS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. PERSONAL ATTITUDES WERE FACTORS. THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE WAS AT ITS WORST. WAY TO ELIMINATE THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT IS TO TRY AND NOT LET OUTSIDE MATTERS BECOME INVOLVED IN COCKPIT DISCUSSIONS. TRY AND CONCENTRATE ON THE MATTER OF FLYING THE AIRPLANE. WHEN CLRED FOR A PLT'S DISCRETION ALT XING RESTRICTION, A GOOD IDEA MIGHT BE TO INITIATE THE EVENT AT THAT TIME AND HAVE THE PNF WRITE DOWN THE CLRNC. WE DO AS A PRACTICE AND STILL MISSED THE RESTRICTION.

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.