Flight crew of an medium large transport overshot descent assigned altitude resulting in not meeting...

Attributes
ACN	291907
Time
Date	199412
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : psk
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl artcc : zob
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	291907
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approximately 150 NM northeast of tri we were cleared to descend from FL390 to FL250 on a heading of 280 degrees. When out of FL330 cleared direct psk VOR. Prior to reaching FL330 we were cleared direct psk. A few moments later, we were given instructions to cross 10 northeast psk at FL260. We made the crossing and then descended to FL250. Reaching psk, we were handed off from ZDC to ZTL. ZTL's first statement was maintain FL260. We told them we were at FL250 but happy to climb to FL260 if that's what they needed. He asked who cleared us to FL250 and said we were to cross psk at FL260. We explained the clearance we received was the crossing restr of 10 northeast of psk at FL260 with no amendment to our other descent clearance. He gave us a heading change and descent to FL240. No other mention of the incident was made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG OVERSHOT DSCNT ASSIGNED ALT RESULTING IN NOT MEETING A XING RESTR.

Narrative: APPROX 150 NM NE OF TRI WE WERE CLRED TO DSND FROM FL390 TO FL250 ON A HDG OF 280 DEGS. WHEN OUT OF FL330 CLRED DIRECT PSK VOR. PRIOR TO REACHING FL330 WE WERE CLRED DIRECT PSK. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO CROSS 10 NE PSK AT FL260. WE MADE THE XING AND THEN DSNDED TO FL250. REACHING PSK, WE WERE HANDED OFF FROM ZDC TO ZTL. ZTL'S FIRST STATEMENT WAS MAINTAIN FL260. WE TOLD THEM WE WERE AT FL250 BUT HAPPY TO CLB TO FL260 IF THAT'S WHAT THEY NEEDED. HE ASKED WHO CLRED US TO FL250 AND SAID WE WERE TO CROSS PSK AT FL260. WE EXPLAINED THE CLRNC WE RECEIVED WAS THE XING RESTR OF 10 NE OF PSK AT FL260 WITH NO AMENDMENT TO OUR OTHER DSCNT CLRNC. HE GAVE US A HDG CHANGE AND DSCNT TO FL240. NO OTHER MENTION OF THE INCIDENT WAS MADE.

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.

Flight crew of an medium large transport overshot descent assigned altitude resulting in not meeting a crossing restr.