Flight crew of an medium large transport failed to make crossing restr during descent.

Attributes
ACN	318640
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	318640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Atl requested that we cross tiroe at 14000 ft and 250 KTS. Captain was flying and did not monitor descent rate properly. We missed it by 4 mi. I notified atl ATC about 4 mi from tiroe that we would be unable to comply, atl stated that we could delete the speed but try to make the altitude. We could not! Atl did not communicate any conflict with nearby traffic. I should have more closely monitored our descent rather than trust the captain, thereby relying solely upon him. The fault was as much mine as his.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG FAILED TO MAKE XING RESTR DURING DSCNT.

Narrative: ATL REQUESTED THAT WE CROSS TIROE AT 14000 FT AND 250 KTS. CAPT WAS FLYING AND DID NOT MONITOR DSCNT RATE PROPERLY. WE MISSED IT BY 4 MI. I NOTIFIED ATL ATC ABOUT 4 MI FROM TIROE THAT WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO COMPLY, ATL STATED THAT WE COULD DELETE THE SPD BUT TRY TO MAKE THE ALT. WE COULD NOT! ATL DID NOT COMMUNICATE ANY CONFLICT WITH NEARBY TFC. I SHOULD HAVE MORE CLOSELY MONITORED OUR DSCNT RATHER THAN TRUST THE CAPT, THEREBY RELYING SOLELY UPON HIM. THE FAULT WAS AS MUCH MINE AS HIS.

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.