Crossing restr missed near macon, GA.

Attributes
ACN	471370
Time
Date	200004
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : husky
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : sinka.3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	471370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
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:

Missed crossing restr on the arrival. After being cleared to an intermediate fix on the arrival, we were given a crossing restr of 12000 ft at 15 NM prior to fix. Both pilots restated the restr but, because of busy arrival, descent, congested approach frequency, and approach preparation, the autoplt descent rate was not set high enough to meet the restr. Perhaps, in addition to double-checking altitude changes, a top of descent or descent rate discussion/should be added to SOP's. I know that it will be a part of mine now.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: XING RESTR MISSED NEAR MACON, GA.

Narrative: MISSED XING RESTR ON THE ARR. AFTER BEING CLRED TO AN INTERMEDIATE FIX ON THE ARR, WE WERE GIVEN A XING RESTR OF 12000 FT AT 15 NM PRIOR TO FIX. BOTH PLTS RESTATED THE RESTR BUT, BECAUSE OF BUSY ARR, DSCNT, CONGESTED APCH FREQ, AND APCH PREPARATION, THE AUTOPLT DSCNT RATE WAS NOT SET HIGH ENOUGH TO MEET THE RESTR. PERHAPS, IN ADDITION TO DOUBLE-CHKING ALT CHANGES, A TOP OF DSCNT OR DSCNT RATE DISCUSSION/SHOULD BE ADDED TO SOP'S. I KNOW THAT IT WILL BE A PART OF MINE NOW.

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.