Super 80 flight crew misses crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	305610
Time
Date	199505
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : phl
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	305610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
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:

On arrival to phl given a timely descent with crossing restr. Missed the crossing by 2 mi due to my inattn to exceptionally strong tailwind. No known conflict. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the super 80 just felt like it wouldn't come out of the sky. This was the first big step down from altitude (which reporter could not remember) and it was a slam dunk procedure. Reporter says he just misjudged the effect of the tailwind, did what he always does in such a descent, but it just didn't work.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SUPER 80 FLC MISSES XING RESTR.

Narrative: ON ARR TO PHL GIVEN A TIMELY DSCNT WITH XING RESTR. MISSED THE XING BY 2 MI DUE TO MY INATTN TO EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG TAILWIND. NO KNOWN CONFLICT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE SUPER 80 JUST FELT LIKE IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE SKY. THIS WAS THE FIRST BIG STEP DOWN FROM ALT (WHICH RPTR COULD NOT REMEMBER) AND IT WAS A SLAM DUNK PROC. RPTR SAYS HE JUST MISJUDGED THE EFFECT OF THE TAILWIND, DID WHAT HE ALWAYS DOES IN SUCH A DSCNT, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T WORK.

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.