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An S80 flight crew descends below their assigned crossing altitude prior to reaching the VOR at orl, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 503130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : orl.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco.tracon tower : cyyz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 503130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During approach, we were assigned to cross orl VOR at 2500 ft prior to descent for a visual to runway 18L. First officer flying, captain performing checklist duties. Captain noticed we were below 2500 ft, but not at the orl VOR. First officer thought we had reached the VOR. Even though the workload was high, I should have been monitoring the crossing restr more carefully, thus eliminating any doubts concerning the crossing restr. There was no mention of a deviation or conflict from ATC/orl approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 FLC DSNDS BELOW THEIR ASSIGNED XING ALT PRIOR TO REACHING THE VOR AT ORL, FL.
Narrative: DURING APCH, WE WERE ASSIGNED TO CROSS ORL VOR AT 2500 FT PRIOR TO DSCNT FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 18L. FO FLYING, CAPT PERFORMING CHKLIST DUTIES. CAPT NOTICED WE WERE BELOW 2500 FT, BUT NOT AT THE ORL VOR. FO THOUGHT WE HAD REACHED THE VOR. EVEN THOUGH THE WORKLOAD WAS HIGH, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE XING RESTR MORE CAREFULLY, THUS ELIMINATING ANY DOUBTS CONCERNING THE XING RESTR. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A DEV OR CONFLICT FROM ATC/ORL APCH.
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.