Flight crew altitude deviation altitude crossing restr not met in descent procedure.

Attributes
ACN	357900
Time
Date	199701
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ldn airport : dca
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	357900
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
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approaching dca, I (captain) left ATC frequency to get ATIS at dca. During that time first officer received clearance from ATC for crossing restr for 10 mi northwest of trixy intersection at 15000 ft, and started down. After getting dca ATIS, I returned to ATC frequency and first officer was flying. After reviewing dca ATIS, I looked up and noticed we were high on descent profile to make crossing restr and asked for officer to confirm the restr. Upon realizing he was high, speed brakes were deployed but the crossing altitude was missed by 1500-2000 ft. Frequencys were changed during the descent but new ATC controller made no mention of altitude or the crossing restr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC ALTDEV ALT XING RESTR NOT MET IN DSCNT PROC.

Narrative: APCHING DCA, I (CAPT) LEFT ATC FREQ TO GET ATIS AT DCA. DURING THAT TIME FO RECEIVED CLRNC FROM ATC FOR XING RESTR FOR 10 MI NW OF TRIXY INTXN AT 15000 FT, AND STARTED DOWN. AFTER GETTING DCA ATIS, I RETURNED TO ATC FREQ AND FO WAS FLYING. AFTER REVIEWING DCA ATIS, I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED WE WERE HIGH ON DSCNT PROFILE TO MAKE XING RESTR AND ASKED FOR OFFICER TO CONFIRM THE RESTR. UPON REALIZING HE WAS HIGH, SPD BRAKES WERE DEPLOYED BUT THE XING ALT WAS MISSED BY 1500-2000 FT. FREQS WERE CHANGED DURING THE DSCNT BUT NEW ATC CTLR MADE NO MENTION OF ALT OR THE XING RESTR.

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.