CPR JET MISSES XING RESTRICTION.
Synopsis
CPR JET MISSES XING RESTRICTION.
Narrative
THE FO HAD BEEN UP AT EARLY AM00 THE DAY BEFORE AND FINISHED THE DAY AT LATE PM30 WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY ON THE NEXT DAY AT OX45 ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. THE CREW WAS CLRED PLT'S DISCRETION TO CROSS WAKEM INTXN AT 11000 FT APPROX 45 MI BEFORE WAKEM INTXN. AFTER THE CREW DISCUSSED THE CURRENT EVENTS OF THE FLT DEPT AND THE FO CONTACTED THE FBO; THE CREW FORGOT TO INITIATE THE DSCNT. APPROX 5 MI FROM WAKEM CLE APCH ASKED IF WE WOULD MAKE THE RESTRICTION. WE RESPONDED NEGATIVE. WHEN ASKED WHAT THE REASON WAS FOR NOT MEETING THE RESTRICTION BY CLE WE GAVE NO RESPONSE. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS INCIDENT WAS CLRLY PLT/CREW ERROR. THE FLC HAD CURRENTLY UNDERGONE POSSIBLE LAYOFF/DOWNSIZING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FLT DEPT. THE CREW BOTH HAVE PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HOME AFFECTING THE POSSIBLE DOWNSIZING AT THE DEPT. THE FO HAD 2 EARLY/LONG DAYS AND FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR. DISTRACTING CONVERSATIONS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. PERSONAL ATTITUDES WERE FACTORS. THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE WAS AT ITS WORST. WAY TO ELIMINATE THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT IS TO TRY AND NOT LET OUTSIDE MATTERS BECOME INVOLVED IN COCKPIT DISCUSSIONS. TRY AND CONCENTRATE ON THE MATTER OF FLYING THE AIRPLANE. WHEN CLRED FOR A PLT'S DISCRETION ALT XING RESTRICTION; A GOOD IDEA MIGHT BE TO INITIATE THE EVENT AT THAT TIME AND HAVE THE PNF WRITE DOWN THE CLRNC. WE DO AS A PRACTICE AND STILL MISSED THE RESTRICTION.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.