Medium large transport flight crew failed to meet crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	322890
Time
Date	199511
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ard
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
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
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 460
ASRS Report	322890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was instructed to cross somto intersection at 13000 ft, first officer's leg. He programmed the crossing the flight mode annunciator and pfd indicated it would cross somto at 13000 ft. Approximately 3 mi from somto we both noticed there was no way we would cross somto at 13000 ft. I called ATC telling him we would make our best effort to cross although we were only able to get down to below 15000 ft crossing somto. A number of other duties and distractions contributed to the miss of this crossing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLC FAILED TO MEET XING RESTR.

Narrative: WAS INSTRUCTED TO CROSS SOMTO INTXN AT 13000 FT, FO'S LEG. HE PROGRAMMED THE XING THE FLT MODE ANNUNCIATOR AND PFD INDICATED IT WOULD CROSS SOMTO AT 13000 FT. APPROX 3 MI FROM SOMTO WE BOTH NOTICED THERE WAS NO WAY WE WOULD CROSS SOMTO AT 13000 FT. I CALLED ATC TELLING HIM WE WOULD MAKE OUR BEST EFFORT TO CROSS ALTHOUGH WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO GET DOWN TO BELOW 15000 FT XING SOMTO. A NUMBER OF OTHER DUTIES AND DISTRACTIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISS OF THIS XING.

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.