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Light transport aircraft on STAR and heading vector to intercept the arrival radial with crossing restr failed to make crossing. Reporter captain attributes the miss to tailwind and large turn-on angle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zlc airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| 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 arrival star : star enroute airway : zlc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10600 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 351450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared heading 240 degrees, join ogd 350 degree radial, cartr.CARTR1 crossing carter 16000 ft, over cartr center advised we had missed by 1000 ft and asked for turn for descent. Controller wanted explanation of why altitude missing. Called ATC by phone, advised tailwind en route and 67 degree intercept to blame.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT ACFT ON STAR AND HDG VECTOR TO INTERCEPT THE ARR RADIAL WITH XING RESTR FAILED TO MAKE XING. RPTR CAPT ATTRIBUTES THE MISS TO TAILWIND AND LARGE TURN-ON ANGLE.
Narrative: CLRED HDG 240 DEGS, JOIN OGD 350 DEG RADIAL, CARTR.CARTR1 XING CARTER 16000 FT, OVER CARTR CTR ADVISED WE HAD MISSED BY 1000 FT AND ASKED FOR TURN FOR DSCNT. CTLR WANTED EXPLANATION OF WHY ALT MISSING. CALLED ATC BY PHONE, ADVISED TAILWIND ENRTE AND 67 DEG INTERCEPT TO BLAME.
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.