Narrative:

Had been doing 4 months of stand-up's. Late report, fly to dfw arrive at XA30 and go to motel and rest approximately 8 hours. Show at XH00, fly back to den. For the month of march, had a schedule change to 'red eyes,' which consists of leaving den at XA50, fly to bwi and 1 hour turn-back to den. No rest, just straight 7 hours 55 mins flight to baltimore and back. On this particular day (mar/thu/04) after 2 previous red eyes, this being third red eye in a row, last 45 mins of flight I fell asleep and so did the first officer. Missed all calls from ATC to meet crossing restr at dandd intersection in the southeast corridor to den. The crossing restr being dandd at FL190 and 250 KTS. Instead, we crossed dandd at FL350 and mach .82. I woke up, why I don't know, and heard frantic calls from ATC approximately 5 DME inside of dandd. I answered ATC and abided by all instructions to get down. Woke first officer up, started down to FL220 as instructed, expediting to FL220 and then to 14000 ft with turns to 360 degrees and then to 180 degrees. Finished all checklists and landed in den with no further incidents. Was not told to call ATC, but did file report with company. Attribute incident to pilot fatigue, and hopefully company is in process of changing these trip pairings.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLT CREW SLEEPS THROUGH THEIR DSCNT CLRNC 60 MI SE OF DENVER. ONCE THEY WERE AWAKENED BY 'FRANTIC' CALLS FROM ATC, A SUCCESSFUL ARR WAS COMPLETED.

Narrative: HAD BEEN DOING 4 MONTHS OF STAND-UP'S. LATE RPT, FLY TO DFW ARRIVE AT XA30 AND GO TO MOTEL AND REST APPROX 8 HRS. SHOW AT XH00, FLY BACK TO DEN. FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, HAD A SCHEDULE CHANGE TO 'RED EYES,' WHICH CONSISTS OF LEAVING DEN AT XA50, FLY TO BWI AND 1 HR TURN-BACK TO DEN. NO REST, JUST STRAIGHT 7 HRS 55 MINS FLT TO BALTIMORE AND BACK. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY (MAR/THU/04) AFTER 2 PREVIOUS RED EYES, THIS BEING THIRD RED EYE IN A ROW, LAST 45 MINS OF FLT I FELL ASLEEP AND SO DID THE FO. MISSED ALL CALLS FROM ATC TO MEET XING RESTR AT DANDD INTXN IN THE SE CORRIDOR TO DEN. THE XING RESTR BEING DANDD AT FL190 AND 250 KTS. INSTEAD, WE CROSSED DANDD AT FL350 AND MACH .82. I WOKE UP, WHY I DON'T KNOW, AND HEARD FRANTIC CALLS FROM ATC APPROX 5 DME INSIDE OF DANDD. I ANSWERED ATC AND ABIDED BY ALL INSTRUCTIONS TO GET DOWN. WOKE FO UP, STARTED DOWN TO FL220 AS INSTRUCTED, EXPEDITING TO FL220 AND THEN TO 14000 FT WITH TURNS TO 360 DEGS AND THEN TO 180 DEGS. FINISHED ALL CHKLISTS AND LANDED IN DEN WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. WAS NOT TOLD TO CALL ATC, BUT DID FILE RPT WITH COMPANY. ATTRIBUTE INCIDENT TO PLT FATIGUE, AND HOPEFULLY COMPANY IS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING THESE TRIP PAIRINGS.

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.