Narrative:

On arrival into nyc laguardia, we were 900 ft high crossing somto intersection. We were assigned to cross at 13000 ft, crossed at 13900 ft. Prior to the crossing, I (as PNF) was readying the aircraft to land -- getting ATIS, setting v-spd cards, reviewing lga taxiing procedures, etc. I thought the first officer to be competent and alert (retired military F-16 with more time than I) and my perception of his ability made me complacent in monitoring his flying. I had 5 hours of PIC and will monitor the PF more closely in the future. The recent addition of VNAV to the CL65 possibly contributed to my complacency, as previously a crossing restr required more planning. The first officer said the fact we were on a vector contributed to his failure to select an adequate descent rate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DSNDING CL65 FAILS TO MAKE THE ALT XING RESTR OVER SOMTO INTXN ON RADAR VECTORS OFF THE MINKS 2 ARR PROC, N90, NY.

Narrative: ON ARR INTO NYC LAGUARDIA, WE WERE 900 FT HIGH XING SOMTO INTXN. WE WERE ASSIGNED TO CROSS AT 13000 FT, CROSSED AT 13900 FT. PRIOR TO THE XING, I (AS PNF) WAS READYING THE ACFT TO LAND -- GETTING ATIS, SETTING V-SPD CARDS, REVIEWING LGA TAXIING PROCS, ETC. I THOUGHT THE FO TO BE COMPETENT AND ALERT (RETIRED MIL F-16 WITH MORE TIME THAN I) AND MY PERCEPTION OF HIS ABILITY MADE ME COMPLACENT IN MONITORING HIS FLYING. I HAD 5 HRS OF PIC AND WILL MONITOR THE PF MORE CLOSELY IN THE FUTURE. THE RECENT ADDITION OF VNAV TO THE CL65 POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTED TO MY COMPLACENCY, AS PREVIOUSLY A XING RESTR REQUIRED MORE PLANNING. THE FO SAID THE FACT WE WERE ON A VECTOR CONTRIBUTED TO HIS FAILURE TO SELECT AN ADEQUATE DSCNT RATE.

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.