B757 crew advised ATC they would be unable to comply with a previously given crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	460570
Time
Date	200001
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13800
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : minks 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	460570
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	460569
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

High crossing somto on minks arrival. I was flying, briefing expressway visual. ZNY cleared us to 13000 ft. I rolled in 1000 ft down, copilot pointed out we would be high. Informed center. Crossed somto 13800 ft and were immediately cleared to 11000 ft. No TA, or conflicting traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW ADVISED ATC THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH A PREVIOUSLY GIVEN XING RESTR.

Narrative: HIGH XING SOMTO ON MINKS ARR. I WAS FLYING, BRIEFING EXPRESSWAY VISUAL. ZNY CLRED US TO 13000 FT. I ROLLED IN 1000 FT DOWN, COPLT POINTED OUT WE WOULD BE HIGH. INFORMED CTR. CROSSED SOMTO 13800 FT AND WERE IMMEDIATELY CLRED TO 11000 FT. NO TA, OR CONFLICTING TFC.

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.