F100 flight crew misinterprets crossing restr, descends below assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	339811
Time
Date	199606
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	339811
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	339630
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Location: valre intersection. ZNY issued a restr to cross 10 mi northwest of valre intersection at or below 7000 ft, descend and maintain 6000 ft. As PNF, I read back clearance as stated. In the vicinity of valre intersection, ZNY asked us what our clearance was. I read it back again and he said negative, it was cross 10 mi northwest of valre intersection at 7000 ft then descend and maintain 6000 ft. Conditions were day VMC and no conflict occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 FLC MISINTERPRETS XING RESTR, DSNDS BELOW ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: LOCATION: VALRE INTXN. ZNY ISSUED A RESTR TO CROSS 10 MI NW OF VALRE INTXN AT OR BELOW 7000 FT, DSND AND MAINTAIN 6000 FT. AS PNF, I READ BACK CLRNC AS STATED. IN THE VICINITY OF VALRE INTXN, ZNY ASKED US WHAT OUR CLRNC WAS. I READ IT BACK AGAIN AND HE SAID NEGATIVE, IT WAS CROSS 10 MI NW OF VALRE INTXN AT 7000 FT THEN DSND AND MAINTAIN 6000 FT. CONDITIONS WERE DAY VMC AND NO CONFLICT OCCURRED.

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.