Medium large transport crew missed a crossing altitude restr.

Attributes
ACN	405070
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tnv
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6788 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	405070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inbound to houston hobby we were kept high because of traffic we were following, then we were cleared to cross marit intersection at 10000 ft at 250 KTS. Approaching marit we realized we would not make the restr and the controller said he needed the altitude. We then said two different times 'unable on the altitude and would you like a turn?' there was no reply. Crossing marit we were handed to houston approach. Overworked controllers and congested frequencys seemed to be the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CREW MISSED A XING ALT RESTR.

Narrative: INBOUND TO HOUSTON HOBBY WE WERE KEPT HIGH BECAUSE OF TFC WE WERE FOLLOWING, THEN WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS MARIT INTXN AT 10000 FT AT 250 KTS. APCHING MARIT WE REALIZED WE WOULD NOT MAKE THE RESTR AND THE CTLR SAID HE NEEDED THE ALT. WE THEN SAID TWO DIFFERENT TIMES 'UNABLE ON THE ALT AND WOULD YOU LIKE A TURN?' THERE WAS NO REPLY. XING MARIT WE WERE HANDED TO HOUSTON APCH. OVERWORKED CTLRS AND CONGESTED FREQS SEEMED TO BE THE PROB.

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.