Flight crew fails to make crossing restr descending into memphis.

Attributes
ACN	328089
Time
Date	199602
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gqe
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1450
ASRS Report	328089
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approximately 52 mi out of memphis we were given a descent clearance to cross 15 mi west of gqe VOR at 9000 ft, gqe at 6000 ft. The captain's VOR was tuned to mem, mine was on gqe (they were approximately 30 mi apart). I checked our time for the descent and began a 1000 FPM descent at the time the clearance was issued. Going through 12000 ft the controller asked if we had copied our crossing restr. The captain, PNF, acknowledged that we had. Upon looking at the aircraft position it became clear that I had incorrectly been navigating off of our mem VOR DME, not gqe. As a result we were at 12000 ft at 15 mi west of gqe instead of at 9000 ft as cleared. With a descent of 3500 FPM we met the 6000 ft restr at gqe. This error was caused by insufficient xchking of instruments.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILS TO MAKE XING RESTR DSNDING INTO MEMPHIS.

Narrative: APPROX 52 MI OUT OF MEMPHIS WE WERE GIVEN A DSCNT CLRNC TO CROSS 15 MI W OF GQE VOR AT 9000 FT, GQE AT 6000 FT. THE CAPT'S VOR WAS TUNED TO MEM, MINE WAS ON GQE (THEY WERE APPROX 30 MI APART). I CHKED OUR TIME FOR THE DSCNT AND BEGAN A 1000 FPM DSCNT AT THE TIME THE CLRNC WAS ISSUED. GOING THROUGH 12000 FT THE CTLR ASKED IF WE HAD COPIED OUR XING RESTR. THE CAPT, PNF, ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WE HAD. UPON LOOKING AT THE ACFT POS IT BECAME CLR THAT I HAD INCORRECTLY BEEN NAVING OFF OF OUR MEM VOR DME, NOT GQE. AS A RESULT WE WERE AT 12000 FT AT 15 MI W OF GQE INSTEAD OF AT 9000 FT AS CLRED. WITH A DSCNT OF 3500 FPM WE MET THE 6000 FT RESTR AT GQE. THIS ERROR WAS CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT XCHKING OF INSTS.

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.