A DC9 flight crew fails to make their altitude crossing restr of FL240 80 mi southwest of vhp, in.

Attributes
ACN	484010
Time
Date	200008
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : vhp.vortac
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	484010
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 altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight aug/xa/00 to ind. We were cleared to cross 80 NM southwest of ind at FL240. We were late starting the descent and didn't make FL240 by 80 mi out. No conflicts with other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 FLC FAILS TO MAKE THEIR ALT XING RESTR OF FL240 80 MI SW OF VHP, IN.

Narrative: FLT AUG/XA/00 TO IND. WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS 80 NM SW OF IND AT FL240. WE WERE LATE STARTING THE DSCNT AND DIDN'T MAKE FL240 BY 80 MI OUT. NO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER ACFT.

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.