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Captain of an airbus A320 failed to make altitude crossing restr during descent on a STAR arrival due to starting descent too late.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 454100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon tower : ont.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : milton 3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 454100 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| 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:
Flying milton 3 STAR lga. Cleared to cross beuty intersection at 10000 ft. Captain was PF. Although crossing restr and altitude were set in FMGC and FMS respectively, captain started down late for reasons that escape me. I mentioned 'beuty at 10' (10000 ft), when it appeared he would be high captain did not react aggressively (proactively). Enough to make restr (ie, full speed brakes and airspeed increase -- greater vertical descent). I'm not sure why he wasn't more proactive on restr. As a result, crossed beuty at about 10800 ft. No conflict resulted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN AIRBUS A320 FAILED TO MAKE ALT XING RESTR DURING DSCNT ON A STAR ARR DUE TO STARTING DSCNT TOO LATE.
Narrative: FLYING MILTON 3 STAR LGA. CLRED TO CROSS BEUTY INTXN AT 10000 FT. CAPT WAS PF. ALTHOUGH XING RESTR AND ALT WERE SET IN FMGC AND FMS RESPECTIVELY, CAPT STARTED DOWN LATE FOR REASONS THAT ESCAPE ME. I MENTIONED 'BEUTY AT 10' (10000 FT), WHEN IT APPEARED HE WOULD BE HIGH CAPT DID NOT REACT AGGRESSIVELY (PROACTIVELY). ENOUGH TO MAKE RESTR (IE, FULL SPD BRAKES AND AIRSPD INCREASE -- GREATER VERT DSCNT). I'M NOT SURE WHY HE WASN'T MORE PROACTIVE ON RESTR. AS A RESULT, CROSSED BEUTY AT ABOUT 10800 FT. NO CONFLICT RESULTED.
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.