New first officer, PF, failed to comply with crossing altitude restriction.

Attributes
ACN	99524
Time
Date	198812
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : srp
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : abq
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	99524
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	99623
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The first officer was flying. We were given the mogwi 1 arrival into phx. They gave us a restriction to cross tonto at or below 15000' for 12000', 250 KTS. The first officer was new, approximately 1 1/2 months on line. He came out of an small transport. He had been very good the legs prior to this. When he was given the restriction he pushed vertical speed to start down at 3000 FPM, but he thought that the vertical navigation systems would still capture in the vertical speed mode. It won't! ZAB distracted me just as my first officer started to get behind the descent. ZAB wanted the winds at 29000'. When I realized that we weren't going to make the restriction I immediately called center and told them. They called approach and center told me there wasn't any problem, but to be sure I filed one of your reports. It is my fault for not paying more attention to the first officer. I'm also a new captain (less than 100 hours), but I've learned a big lesson. Thanks to your program, I might get a second chance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEW FO, PF, FAILED TO COMPLY WITH CROSSING ALT RESTRICTION.

Narrative: THE F/O WAS FLYING. WE WERE GIVEN THE MOGWI 1 ARR INTO PHX. THEY GAVE US A RESTRICTION TO CROSS TONTO AT OR BELOW 15000' FOR 12000', 250 KTS. THE F/O WAS NEW, APPROX 1 1/2 MONTHS ON LINE. HE CAME OUT OF AN SMT. HE HAD BEEN VERY GOOD THE LEGS PRIOR TO THIS. WHEN HE WAS GIVEN THE RESTRICTION HE PUSHED VERT SPD TO START DOWN AT 3000 FPM, BUT HE THOUGHT THAT THE VERT NAV SYSTEMS WOULD STILL CAPTURE IN THE VERT SPD MODE. IT WON'T! ZAB DISTRACTED ME JUST AS MY F/O STARTED TO GET BEHIND THE DSCNT. ZAB WANTED THE WINDS AT 29000'. WHEN I REALIZED THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO MAKE THE RESTRICTION I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CENTER AND TOLD THEM. THEY CALLED APCH AND CENTER TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANY PROB, BUT TO BE SURE I FILED ONE OF YOUR RPTS. IT IS MY FAULT FOR NOT PAYING MORE ATTN TO THE F/O. I'M ALSO A NEW CAPT (LESS THAN 100 HRS), BUT I'VE LEARNED A BIG LESSON. THANKS TO YOUR PROGRAM, I MIGHT GET A SECOND CHANCE.

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.