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A DC9 captain admitted that he did not oversee the first officer well enough to avoid missing a crossing restr on the wlder arrival to mem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : ltown |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : wlder |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 512380 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
First officer flying. He did not plan the descent to cross ltown intersection at 12000 ft MSL (as per depicted on the wlder arrival). The captain was busy with arrival duties in addition to coordinating delayed passenger connecting gate information. A strong westerly wind made it difficult for the first officer to stay on the arrival route. I believe he was distraction by trying to stay on course and forgot the depicted crossing. I prompted him several times about wind correction. I also showed him the importance of highlighting the STAR arrival requirements, so as not to overlook crossing restrs. I believe our mechanical delay and the hope to make up some time were distracting factors that caused us to miss the correct crossing altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 CAPT ADMITTED THAT HE DID NOT OVERSEE THE FO WELL ENOUGH TO AVOID MISSING A XING RESTR ON THE WLDER ARR TO MEM.
Narrative: FO FLYING. HE DID NOT PLAN THE DSCNT TO CROSS LTOWN INTXN AT 12000 FT MSL (AS PER DEPICTED ON THE WLDER ARR). THE CAPT WAS BUSY WITH ARR DUTIES IN ADDITION TO COORDINATING DELAYED PAX CONNECTING GATE INFO. A STRONG WESTERLY WIND MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE FO TO STAY ON THE ARR RTE. I BELIEVE HE WAS DISTR BY TRYING TO STAY ON COURSE AND FORGOT THE DEPICTED XING. I PROMPTED HIM SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT WIND CORRECTION. I ALSO SHOWED HIM THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGHLIGHTING THE STAR ARR REQUIREMENTS, SO AS NOT TO OVERLOOK XING RESTRS. I BELIEVE OUR MECHANICAL DELAY AND THE HOPE TO MAKE UP SOME TIME WERE DISTRACTING FACTORS THAT CAUSED US TO MISS THE CORRECT XING ALT.
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.