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Altitude crossing restr not met. Altitude deviation altitude undershot in descent procedure. Airspeed deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 301938 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : esl |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 301938 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Busted crossing restr at druzz intersection. We were cleared to cross druzz at 11000 ft 250 KTS. I misread my chart and thought druzz was 41 DME, instead of 30 DME. At 28 DME the first officer asked if I was going to make the restr - no, we were then at 13000 ft 280 KTS. At that point center handed us off to approach and nothing was said. I think 3 factors contributed to the problem. I misread the chart. First officer was busy with PA, saying good bye to passenger, calling iad in range, and may have been distracted. An earlier call by the first officer (he was aware I was high) could have led to early action to increase the descent and make the restr. Funny thing - I covered this sort of thing in my crew briefing the first day of the trip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALT XING RESTR NOT MET. ALT DEV ALT UNDERSHOT IN DSCNT PROC. AIRSPD DEV.
Narrative: BUSTED XING RESTR AT DRUZZ INTXN. WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS DRUZZ AT 11000 FT 250 KTS. I MISREAD MY CHART AND THOUGHT DRUZZ WAS 41 DME, INSTEAD OF 30 DME. AT 28 DME THE FO ASKED IF I WAS GOING TO MAKE THE RESTR - NO, WE WERE THEN AT 13000 FT 280 KTS. AT THAT POINT CTR HANDED US OFF TO APCH AND NOTHING WAS SAID. I THINK 3 FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROB. I MISREAD THE CHART. FO WAS BUSY WITH PA, SAYING GOOD BYE TO PAX, CALLING IAD IN RANGE, AND MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED. AN EARLIER CALL BY THE FO (HE WAS AWARE I WAS HIGH) COULD HAVE LED TO EARLY ACTION TO INCREASE THE DSCNT AND MAKE THE RESTR. FUNNY THING - I COVERED THIS SORT OF THING IN MY CREW BRIEFING THE FIRST DAY OF THE TRIP.
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.