A flight crew crossed above the charted altitude on approach to runways 22 at jfk.

Attributes
ACN	441585
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 2300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : charted visual
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	441585
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	441255
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Joined VOR in VMC conditions at asalt at 3000 ft. Did not begin descent to 1500 ft. 1 mi prior to cri, looked down for altitude to descend to and realized error. Began immediate descent and missed altitude by approximately 800 ft. Had already been switched to tower and cleared to land. Attention to approach was distraction due to VMC, heavy aircraft in front, and searching for lead-in lights.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLC CROSSED ABOVE THE CHARTED ALT ON APCH TO RWYS 22 AT JFK.

Narrative: JOINED VOR IN VMC CONDITIONS AT ASALT AT 3000 FT. DID NOT BEGIN DSCNT TO 1500 FT. 1 MI PRIOR TO CRI, LOOKED DOWN FOR ALT TO DSND TO AND REALIZED ERROR. BEGAN IMMEDIATE DSCNT AND MISSED ALT BY APPROX 800 FT. HAD ALREADY BEEN SWITCHED TO TWR AND CLRED TO LAND. ATTN TO APCH WAS DISTR DUE TO VMC, HVY ACFT IN FRONT, AND SEARCHING FOR LEAD-IN LIGHTS.

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.