Altitude deviation altitude undershot in descent. Altitude crossing restr not met.

Attributes
ACN	317984
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : aro
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 15300
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	317984
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	318355
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At FL260 on the nanci 5 arrival and given a late descent clearance to cross somto intersection at 13000 ft. We attempted to make the crossing using full speed brakes and nose low/high airspeed but with a 50 KT plus tailwind we saw that we would not be able to make the crossing. Attempted to let controller know on 125.45 but radio traffic was heavy and we did not get our transmission out until late in the descent. To complicate matters I was off frequency at the time getting the ATIS. We crossed somto at 15200 ft. We did not get a response from the controller concerning the crossing or our radio transmission.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT UNDERSHOT IN DSCNT. ALT XING RESTR NOT MET.

Narrative: AT FL260 ON THE NANCI 5 ARR AND GIVEN A LATE DSCNT CLRNC TO CROSS SOMTO INTXN AT 13000 FT. WE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE XING USING FULL SPD BRAKES AND NOSE LOW/HIGH AIRSPD BUT WITH A 50 KT PLUS TAILWIND WE SAW THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE XING. ATTEMPTED TO LET CTLR KNOW ON 125.45 BUT RADIO TFC WAS HVY AND WE DID NOT GET OUR XMISSION OUT UNTIL LATE IN THE DSCNT. TO COMPLICATE MATTERS I WAS OFF FREQ AT THE TIME GETTING THE ATIS. WE CROSSED SOMTO AT 15200 FT. WE DID NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM THE CTLR CONCERNING THE XING OR OUR RADIO XMISSION.

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.