E145 captain providing IOE becomes distracted with instruction and misses frequency change while en ...

Attributes
ACN	514640
Time
Date	200106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : nesto
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : nesto
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	514640
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing ric en route to pit, we either missed a center handoff or were given an incorrect frequency, and no one caught the problem on the center check-in with ZDC. 'Radio traffic' sounded normal throughout the flight. We realized we had a problem when we entered the standard altitude crossing restr into the FMS data that is published on the STAR. It showed us that it would take a 6.8 degree glide path to make this crossing restr. We contacted ZDC on the frequency we had been monitoring. They didn't know who or where we were and advised us to return to previous frequency. We were out of range of the previous frequency. It took approximately 5-7 mins to get on the appropriate frequency. In the meantime, we crossed the nesto intersection at FL240 instead of the published STAR instructions to expect 10000 ft. We were given descent vectors to rejoin the arrival and crossed nesto again, this time at 10000 ft. I was giving initial operating experience (IOE) instruction while at cruise altitude and proper radio vigilance and situational awareness suffered as a result of instruction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E145 CAPT PROVIDING IOE BECOMES DISTRACTED WITH INSTRUCTION AND MISSES FREQ CHANGE WHILE ENRTE TO PIT AT FL240.

Narrative: DEPARTING RIC ENRTE TO PIT, WE EITHER MISSED A CTR HDOF OR WERE GIVEN AN INCORRECT FREQ, AND NO ONE CAUGHT THE PROB ON THE CTR CHK-IN WITH ZDC. 'RADIO TFC' SOUNDED NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE FLT. WE REALIZED WE HAD A PROB WHEN WE ENTERED THE STANDARD ALT XING RESTR INTO THE FMS DATA THAT IS PUBLISHED ON THE STAR. IT SHOWED US THAT IT WOULD TAKE A 6.8 DEG GLIDE PATH TO MAKE THIS XING RESTR. WE CONTACTED ZDC ON THE FREQ WE HAD BEEN MONITORING. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHO OR WHERE WE WERE AND ADVISED US TO RETURN TO PREVIOUS FREQ. WE WERE OUT OF RANGE OF THE PREVIOUS FREQ. IT TOOK APPROX 5-7 MINS TO GET ON THE APPROPRIATE FREQ. IN THE MEANTIME, WE CROSSED THE NESTO INTXN AT FL240 INSTEAD OF THE PUBLISHED STAR INSTRUCTIONS TO EXPECT 10000 FT. WE WERE GIVEN DSCNT VECTORS TO REJOIN THE ARR AND CROSSED NESTO AGAIN, THIS TIME AT 10000 FT. I WAS GIVING INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE (IOE) INSTRUCTION WHILE AT CRUISE ALT AND PROPER RADIO VIGILANCE AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF INSTRUCTION.

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.

E145 captain providing IOE becomes distracted with instruction and misses frequency change while en route to pit at FL240.