An air carrier MD80 first officer failed to make his crossing restr. He was alone in the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	341390
Time
Date	199607
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mcw
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tracon : fwa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	341390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Location: 79 mi east of mason city, level at FL330. Cleared to cross viking fix at FL290. First officer alone in cockpit. Told to start descent 20 mi west of viking and mistakenly thought crossing restr was canceled. Crossed viking at FL298 and leveled at FL290 3 mi east of viking, 82 mi east of mason city.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FO FAILED TO MAKE HIS XING RESTR. HE WAS ALONE IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: LOCATION: 79 MI E OF MASON CITY, LEVEL AT FL330. CLRED TO CROSS VIKING FIX AT FL290. FO ALONE IN COCKPIT. TOLD TO START DSCNT 20 MI W OF VIKING AND MISTAKENLY THOUGHT XING RESTR WAS CANCELED. CROSSED VIKING AT FL298 AND LEVELED AT FL290 3 MI E OF VIKING, 82 MI E OF MASON CITY.

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.