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A regional jet flight crew fails to make their assigned altitude crossing at holey intersection as issued by ZNY, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 479120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : rbv.vortac |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ns.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 479120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time type : 35 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
First officer flying aircraft, clearance to cross holey intersection at 11000 ft. I set altitude in FMS and gave VNAV to first officer for a reference. I then confirmed altitude crossing with first officer and picked up current ATIS at ewr. Back with first officer and I noticed altitude crossing restr was not going to be made. I advised first officer and ATC. We missed altitude by about 2000 ft. First officer was new and just out of IOE. Was not used to descent rates in jet or ATC environment in new york airspace (inexperience as a whole). I should have been more vigilant in assuring proper descent rate before attending to other duties.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A REGIONAL JET FLC FAILS TO MAKE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT XING AT HOLEY INTXN AS ISSUED BY ZNY, NY.
Narrative: FO FLYING ACFT, CLRNC TO CROSS HOLEY INTXN AT 11000 FT. I SET ALT IN FMS AND GAVE VNAV TO FO FOR A REF. I THEN CONFIRMED ALT XING WITH FO AND PICKED UP CURRENT ATIS AT EWR. BACK WITH FO AND I NOTICED ALT XING RESTR WAS NOT GOING TO BE MADE. I ADVISED FO AND ATC. WE MISSED ALT BY ABOUT 2000 FT. FO WAS NEW AND JUST OUT OF IOE. WAS NOT USED TO DSCNT RATES IN JET OR ATC ENVIRONMENT IN NEW YORK AIRSPACE (INEXPERIENCE AS A WHOLE). I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE VIGILANT IN ASSURING PROPER DSCNT RATE BEFORE ATTENDING TO OTHER DUTIES.
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.