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An air carrier PIC comes to terms with himself after almost missing an altitude crossing restr, missing the turn over bdf and not extending final flaps for landing. All were corrected by 2 controllers and one first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 419630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bdf airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 419636 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While descending into ord on the bradford 3 arrival, we were cleared to cross bdf at FL240. I screwed up and looked at the wrong DME. About 6 mi from bdf the center controller said that I wasn't going to make the restr and to increase rate of descent. I had been slowly descending so I pulled the power to idle and pulled out the speed brakes. Now I missed my turn over bdf and the next controller reminded me to turn. On final approach, my first officer had to remind me of final flaps. I have always preached that mistakes tend to snowball. Little mistakes lead to much bigger mistakes and one should slow down, gather one's thoughts and regroup. I had my head up my ass the entire flight! I was thoroughly disgusted with myself and vowed to not allow this to happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PIC COMES TO TERMS WITH HIMSELF AFTER ALMOST MISSING AN ALT XING RESTR, MISSING THE TURN OVER BDF AND NOT EXTENDING FINAL FLAPS FOR LNDG. ALL WERE CORRECTED BY 2 CTLRS AND ONE FO.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING INTO ORD ON THE BRADFORD 3 ARR, WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS BDF AT FL240. I SCREWED UP AND LOOKED AT THE WRONG DME. ABOUT 6 MI FROM BDF THE CTR CTLR SAID THAT I WASN'T GOING TO MAKE THE RESTR AND TO INCREASE RATE OF DSCNT. I HAD BEEN SLOWLY DSNDING SO I PULLED THE PWR TO IDLE AND PULLED OUT THE SPD BRAKES. NOW I MISSED MY TURN OVER BDF AND THE NEXT CTLR REMINDED ME TO TURN. ON FINAL APCH, MY FO HAD TO REMIND ME OF FINAL FLAPS. I HAVE ALWAYS PREACHED THAT MISTAKES TEND TO SNOWBALL. LITTLE MISTAKES LEAD TO MUCH BIGGER MISTAKES AND ONE SHOULD SLOW DOWN, GATHER ONE'S THOUGHTS AND REGROUP. I HAD MY HEAD UP MY ASS THE ENTIRE FLT! I WAS THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH MYSELF AND VOWED TO NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
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.