An A320 captain mishandled his FMS and missed a crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	462770
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : djb.vortac
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute airway : j60.airway
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 : 180 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	462770
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fms other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : automation overrode flight crew none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ZOB cleared flight to descend to FL280 60 NM east of djb VOR. Captain (the PNF) programmed computer (FMS) to a point 13 NM east of phaty intersection on J60. The combined mileage to djb was 40 NM vice 60 NM. Aircraft notified us of its inability to make descent by ATC. Aircraft, however, showed us starting a slow descent and following our vertical path. Aircraft was actually just passing descent leveloff point when descent was initiated. Poor cockpit coordination/backup. Not properly verifying mileage after ATC instructions. Captain previously trained in B757, waypoints that distant from fix along route must be associated to closest waypoint. (No real need in A320 waypoints not associated with rtes.) early morning departure/short night rest (fatigue). Complacency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CAPT MISHANDLED HIS FMS AND MISSED A XING RESTR.

Narrative: ZOB CLRED FLT TO DSND TO FL280 60 NM E OF DJB VOR. CAPT (THE PNF) PROGRAMMED COMPUTER (FMS) TO A POINT 13 NM E OF PHATY INTXN ON J60. THE COMBINED MILEAGE TO DJB WAS 40 NM VICE 60 NM. ACFT NOTIFIED US OF ITS INABILITY TO MAKE DSCNT BY ATC. ACFT, HOWEVER, SHOWED US STARTING A SLOW DSCNT AND FOLLOWING OUR VERT PATH. ACFT WAS ACTUALLY JUST PASSING DSCNT LEVELOFF POINT WHEN DSCNT WAS INITIATED. POOR COCKPIT COORD/BACKUP. NOT PROPERLY VERIFYING MILEAGE AFTER ATC INSTRUCTIONS. CAPT PREVIOUSLY TRAINED IN B757, WAYPOINTS THAT DISTANT FROM FIX ALONG RTE MUST BE ASSOCIATED TO CLOSEST WAYPOINT. (NO REAL NEED IN A320 WAYPOINTS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH RTES.) EARLY MORNING DEP/SHORT NIGHT REST (FATIGUE). COMPLACENCY.

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.