Flight crew fails to comply with altitude restr.

Attributes
ACN	319717
Time
Date	199510
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sot
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tower : hsv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8600 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	319717
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	318818
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ZTL cleared us to descend so as to cross sot at 11000 ft and we started down. Prior to sot, we were handed off to avl approach and with ensuing checklists, radar vectors with altitude changes, getting ready for landing, and with the airport in sight, the crossing restr was forgotten. After landing, avl tower informed us about this from ZTL. We believe we crossed sot between 12500 ft to 12000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ALT RESTR.

Narrative: ZTL CLRED US TO DSND SO AS TO CROSS SOT AT 11000 FT AND WE STARTED DOWN. PRIOR TO SOT, WE WERE HANDED OFF TO AVL APCH AND WITH ENSUING CHKLISTS, RADAR VECTORS WITH ALT CHANGES, GETTING READY FOR LNDG, AND WITH THE ARPT IN SIGHT, THE XING RESTR WAS FORGOTTEN. AFTER LNDG, AVL TWR INFORMED US ABOUT THIS FROM ZTL. WE BELIEVE WE CROSSED SOT BTWN 12500 FT TO 12000 FT.

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.