Altitude deviation. Overshot altitude on descent.

Attributes
ACN	337120
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ftz
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14650 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	337120
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to cross 11 DME of forestell VOR at 15000 ft. First officer flying, descended to approximately 14650 ft. Immediately returned to 15000 ft. Descent rate approximately 4500 FPM.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV. OVERSHOT ALT ON DSCNT.

Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS 11 DME OF FORESTELL VOR AT 15000 FT. FO FLYING, DSNDED TO APPROX 14650 FT. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO 15000 FT. DSCNT RATE APPROX 4500 FPM.

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.