Narrative:

While we were level at FL300; we were given clearance to cross intersection at FL200. The captain was the PF; and he neglected to descend to make the crossing restr. At 10 DME prior to intersection; center queried our last clearance. I responded 'descending to FL200.' at this point; the captain began a rapid descent (5500 ft FPM) to cross intersection. We crossed intersection at about FL240; and were level at FL200 5 mi past intersection. We were both reading; and I had already been on duty for 12 hours. Our carrier is extremely short-staffed on pilots; and we are continuously forced into overtime. Although that was not the situation for either of us in this incident; the growing 'forced flying' is taking its toll cumulatively. Nearly every time I finish a trip; I am given an immediate multiple-day trip that begins when I was supposed to duty off. A week prior to this incident; I had been forced to fly 17 hours in addition to my regular schedule in a 10-day period. That flying adds many hours at work and away from home that is not expected. It is not unusual for us to go 10-20 days without a day off (company uses 24 hours off in 7; not 1 calendar day). Our vacations have now been canceled for 6 months and are continuing to be canceled. We no longer have much quality of life; and it is making me involuntarily apathetic toward my job. I; like many pilots at my carrier; need a break and are simply burned out. I admit the reading was a bad idea also. When I have an experienced captain; and he is flying; I tend to pay less attention than I should when we are not in the terminal area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ200 FLT CREW MISSED A CROSSING RESTRICTION ISSUED FOR THE DESCENT. BOTH PLTS WERE READING PRIOR TO THE DEVIATION.

Narrative: WHILE WE WERE LEVEL AT FL300; WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS INTXN AT FL200. THE CAPT WAS THE PF; AND HE NEGLECTED TO DSND TO MAKE THE XING RESTR. AT 10 DME PRIOR TO INTXN; CTR QUERIED OUR LAST CLRNC. I RESPONDED 'DSNDING TO FL200.' AT THIS POINT; THE CAPT BEGAN A RAPID DSCNT (5500 FT FPM) TO CROSS INTXN. WE CROSSED INTXN AT ABOUT FL240; AND WERE LEVEL AT FL200 5 MI PAST INTXN. WE WERE BOTH READING; AND I HAD ALREADY BEEN ON DUTY FOR 12 HRS. OUR CARRIER IS EXTREMELY SHORT-STAFFED ON PLTS; AND WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY FORCED INTO OVERTIME. ALTHOUGH THAT WAS NOT THE SITUATION FOR EITHER OF US IN THIS INCIDENT; THE GROWING 'FORCED FLYING' IS TAKING ITS TOLL CUMULATIVELY. NEARLY EVERY TIME I FINISH A TRIP; I AM GIVEN AN IMMEDIATE MULTIPLE-DAY TRIP THAT BEGINS WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO DUTY OFF. A WK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT; I HAD BEEN FORCED TO FLY 17 HRS IN ADDITION TO MY REGULAR SCHEDULE IN A 10-DAY PERIOD. THAT FLYING ADDS MANY HRS AT WORK AND AWAY FROM HOME THAT IS NOT EXPECTED. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR US TO GO 10-20 DAYS WITHOUT A DAY OFF (COMPANY USES 24 HRS OFF IN 7; NOT 1 CALENDAR DAY). OUR VACATIONS HAVE NOW BEEN CANCELED FOR 6 MONTHS AND ARE CONTINUING TO BE CANCELED. WE NO LONGER HAVE MUCH QUALITY OF LIFE; AND IT IS MAKING ME INVOLUNTARILY APATHETIC TOWARD MY JOB. I; LIKE MANY PLTS AT MY CARRIER; NEED A BREAK AND ARE SIMPLY BURNED OUT. I ADMIT THE READING WAS A BAD IDEA ALSO. WHEN I HAVE AN EXPERIENCED CAPT; AND HE IS FLYING; I TEND TO PAY LESS ATTN THAN I SHOULD WHEN WE ARE NOT IN THE TERMINAL AREA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.