A flight crew did not cross brave intersection at assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	438210
Time
Date	199905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : brave
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl single value : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	438210
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	436952
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Navigating by radial (not airway) north from boiler and cleared to cross brave at 10000 ft, I was above the restr at brave. Cause: I didn't check the distance from boiler to brave and instead relied on the slowly decreasing (because it was at an angle) mileage to badger. Next time I'll check the distance from boiler. Supplemental information from acn 436952: I questioned whether or not he would make brave at 10000 ft and he responded that it would not be a problem. I then pointed out to him that we only had 8 mi to come down 8000 ft, and we crossed over brave intersection at 14000 ft. Lack of situational awareness I believe is the overall contributing problem. This particular captain always believes he is right, regardless of corrective advise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLC DID NOT CROSS BRAVE INTXN AT ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: NAVING BY RADIAL (NOT AIRWAY) N FROM BOILER AND CLRED TO CROSS BRAVE AT 10000 FT, I WAS ABOVE THE RESTR AT BRAVE. CAUSE: I DIDN'T CHK THE DISTANCE FROM BOILER TO BRAVE AND INSTEAD RELIED ON THE SLOWLY DECREASING (BECAUSE IT WAS AT AN ANGLE) MILEAGE TO BADGER. NEXT TIME I'LL CHK THE DISTANCE FROM BOILER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 436952: I QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT HE WOULD MAKE BRAVE AT 10000 FT AND HE RESPONDED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A PROB. I THEN POINTED OUT TO HIM THAT WE ONLY HAD 8 MI TO COME DOWN 8000 FT, AND WE CROSSED OVER BRAVE INTXN AT 14000 FT. LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS I BELIEVE IS THE OVERALL CONTRIBUTING PROB. THIS PARTICULAR CAPT ALWAYS BELIEVES HE IS RIGHT, REGARDLESS OF CORRECTIVE ADVISE.

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.