Air carrier medium large transport forgot crossing restriction on descent and unable to make restric...

Attributes
ACN	88714
Time
Date	198806
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : zjx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	88714
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	88709
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given a clearance to cross 40 mi southeast of clt at 11000'. Line of WX to the southeast-northwest. Got preoccupied with WX and planning descent. I then forgot the crossing restriction until he called us at 48 mi out to inquire if we were going down. We started immediate descent from 20000'. We made the 40 mi fix at 11000-11500' doing 300 KTS. He wanted us at 250 KTS. Doing one thing totally absorbed our concentration and forgot the big picture.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FORGOT CROSSING RESTRICTION ON DESCENT AND UNABLE TO MAKE RESTRICTION.

Narrative: GIVEN A CLRNC TO CROSS 40 MI SE OF CLT AT 11000'. LINE OF WX TO THE SE-NW. GOT PREOCCUPIED WITH WX AND PLANNING DSCNT. I THEN FORGOT THE XING RESTRICTION UNTIL HE CALLED US AT 48 MI OUT TO INQUIRE IF WE WERE GOING DOWN. WE STARTED IMMEDIATE DSCNT FROM 20000'. WE MADE THE 40 MI FIX AT 11000-11500' DOING 300 KTS. HE WANTED US AT 250 KTS. DOING ONE THING TOTALLY ABSORBED OUR CONCENTRATION AND FORGOT THE BIG PICTURE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Air carrier medium large transport forgot crossing restriction on descent and unable to make restriction.