A B767 misses its crossing altitude of 13000 ft at somto.

Attributes
ACN	357520
Time
Date	199701
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ard
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	357520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approach had given us somto at 13000 ft. We had received numerous vectors and airspeed changes for spacing. We were told to expect the expressway visual to runway 31 lga. In setting up the approach on the FMS, the first officer and I were discussing and briefing the arrival and were distracted from the crossing restr. Approach control gave us a brief vector away from the somto intersection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 MISSES ITS XING ALT OF 13000 FT AT SOMTO.

Narrative: APCH HAD GIVEN US SOMTO AT 13000 FT. WE HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS VECTORS AND AIRSPD CHANGES FOR SPACING. WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT THE EXPRESSWAY VISUAL TO RWY 31 LGA. IN SETTING UP THE APCH ON THE FMS, THE FO AND I WERE DISCUSSING AND BRIEFING THE ARR AND WERE DISTRACTED FROM THE XING RESTR. APCH CTL GAVE US A BRIEF VECTOR AWAY FROM THE SOMTO INTXN.

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.